The Long Blue Line (Summer 2022)
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SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
YOUR RETIREE NEWSLETTER & MORE<br />
Q&A WITH:<br />
ADM LINDA FAGAN,<br />
27 th COMMANDANT<br />
UNITED STATES<br />
COAST GUARD<br />
OF THE<br />
NATIONAL MUSEUM:<br />
MAKING WAY
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Managing Editor: Drew Forster<br />
Graphic Designer: Scott McGuire<br />
Contributing Writer: William H.<br />
Thiesen, Ph.D.<br />
Chief of the Mess: MCPOCG Vincent<br />
W. Patton, Ed.D., USCG (Ret.)<br />
PUBLISHER:<br />
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ON THE COVER:<br />
On June 1, <strong>2022</strong>, ADM Linda<br />
L. Fagan became the 27th<br />
Commandant of the Coast Guard,<br />
making her the first woman in<br />
American history to lead a military<br />
service. She previously served<br />
as the 32nd Vice Commandant.<br />
Prior flag assignments include<br />
Commander, Pacific Area, and<br />
Commander, Coast Guard Defense<br />
Force West; Deputy Commandant<br />
for Operations, Policy, and<br />
Capability; Commander, First<br />
Coast Guard District; and a joint<br />
assignment as Deputy Director of<br />
Operations for Headquarters, United<br />
States Northern Command. (U.S.<br />
Coast Guard photo)<br />
INSIDE THIS ISSUE<br />
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS:<br />
Making Way: Construction poised to begin this summer<br />
National Retiree Council Co-Chairs<br />
Message from the Director<br />
Pre-Retiree Information: Mentoring<br />
Reunions, Notices & Items of Interest<br />
COVER STORY | Q&A With ADM Linda Fagan, 27th<br />
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard<br />
Inside the Exhibits: J.D. Power III Stewardship Deck-<br />
Protectors of the Enviroent Wing<br />
Why We Give: Jeff & Caryn Morse<br />
Portraits of Service: Meaningful Stories from Shipmates<br />
<strong>The</strong> Coast Guard Heritage Museum in Barnstable, MA<br />
Teamwork: USCG Sector Anchorage and the Steven A.<br />
Cohen Military Family Clinic<br />
C<strong>2022</strong> Inspirational Leadership Award Winners<br />
A River Ran Through It: Petty Officer Second Class Michael<br />
Saturnino's leadership, initiative, and training tested during Hurricane Ida<br />
Retirement Notices<br />
TAPS Notices<br />
Chaplain's Corner<br />
<strong>The</strong> Critical Role of the Auxiliary<br />
CG Retiree Awards<br />
USCG Alcoast<br />
Directory Assistance & Other Important Phone<br />
Numbers & Websites<br />
Find all of this content at longblueline.org<br />
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any non- U.S. Coast Guard contributors for this newsletter.<br />
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MAKING WAY<br />
When I think about how close we are to beginning construction<br />
on our National Coast Guard Museum, so many people and<br />
significant events come to mind. First of all, I think of my good<br />
friend and “Boss for Life,” Admiral Jim Loy, who became the first<br />
Commandant to publicly declare that the Coast Guard should<br />
have a National Museum just as our peers in the other Armed<br />
Services do.<br />
I think of some of the amazing stories of people who made<br />
significant impacts in our Coast Guard history, such as the crew<br />
of the Pea Island Lifesaving Station; Lighthouse Keeper, Ida Lewis,<br />
once dubbed the “Bravest Woman in America” during her time<br />
in the late 1800s; or our first and only Congressional Medal of<br />
Honor recipient, Signalman First Class Douglas Munro, who paid<br />
the ultimate sacrifice during combat operations on Guadalcanal<br />
in 1942 during World War II.<br />
Another name that comes to mind is a young man from<br />
Worcester, Massachusetts, who found purpose with his life<br />
in the Coast Guard, and through his experience as a Coast<br />
Guard junior officer aboard the USCGC EASTWIND on the<br />
first polar operation known as “Operation Deep Freeze” in the<br />
mid 1950s, LTJG Dave Power later went on to build a successful<br />
business enterprise that is now a household name in the world of<br />
advertising and customer service, J.D. Power and Associates. I<br />
had the pleasure of meeting him and he believed in the dream of<br />
building this museum. I’m honored to be working closely with his<br />
daughter, Susan Curtin who is carrying on LT Power’s love and<br />
support of the Coast Guard through her proactive involvement as<br />
chair of our National Coast Guard Museum Association.<br />
And I think of a young 17-year-old high school student, who<br />
mistakenly walked into a Coast Guard Recruiting Office in Detroit<br />
over 50 years ago, while on his way to follow in the footsteps of<br />
his oldest brother to join the Navy. While in the recruiting office<br />
waiting to speak to the Coast Guard recruiter, he stumbled upon<br />
a story of what is believed to be one of the greatest rescues in<br />
the Coast Guard that took place in February 1952 off the coast<br />
of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It was this fascinating story that<br />
changed his mind about wanting to join the Navy and decided<br />
on the Coast Guard. That young 17-year-old high school student<br />
was me. And as the old saying goes, “…the rest is history.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Museum is more than just a facility that will house stories and<br />
artifacts about the Coast Guard. Its purpose for being built is not<br />
just because the other Services have one either. This museum is<br />
for all of us, from those who have served to those who will serve<br />
in the future, and most importantly for the American taxpayer to<br />
illustrate a story of a military service whose existence has made<br />
significant contributions to our country and is a part of American<br />
History.<br />
And, I think of the next generation who, like me, will have a<br />
passion for adventure and opportunity. <strong>The</strong>y will visit our museum<br />
in New London, or participate in a virtual program from their<br />
classroom, and will learn about our great Service. Somewhere<br />
among that inquisitive group of young diverse people will be a<br />
future Commandant and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast<br />
Guard.<br />
Oh, how I can’t wait to hear the background noise of construction<br />
being done – and very soon! We will soon be making way!<br />
More work to be done, but a tremendously exciting next step<br />
in the journey toward our National Coast Guard Museum. My<br />
sincere thanks to all of you for helping us get here and helping<br />
us to reach our destination!<br />
Semper Paratus!<br />
Vince Patton<br />
<strong>The</strong> 8th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Retired<br />
Chief of the Mess for the National Coast Guard Museum<br />
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NATIONAL RETIREE<br />
COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS<br />
RADM JEFF HATHAWAY: This summer has<br />
meant ADM Karl Schultz transitioning into our<br />
USCG retiree community after his superb career,<br />
and welcoming ADM Linda Fagan as our 27th<br />
Commandant, as she expertly guides our USCG<br />
over the next four years. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Line</strong><br />
continues intact.<br />
I am looking forward to our first in person National<br />
CG Retiree Council meeting in September,<br />
after two years of virtual only engagements.<br />
Representatives from our 19 regional retiree<br />
councils will gather at CGHQ. If you have issues<br />
or suggestions you would like addressed at<br />
the meeting, please convey them to your local<br />
CGRRC leadership.<br />
<strong>The</strong> primary reason our regional retiree councils<br />
exist is to ensure a sense of continued connection<br />
and camaraderie for those of us that made the<br />
USCG a career choice. Numquan Navigare<br />
Solus – Never Sail Alone is my point. I also serve<br />
as the vice chairman of the Navy Safe Harbor<br />
Foundation (www.navysafeharbor.org). Through<br />
the Navy’s Wounded Warrior Program, in which<br />
the USCG participates, NSHF provides support<br />
to over 7,000 wounded, injured, or seriously ill<br />
Navy and USCG sailors and their families during<br />
their recoveries. YN1 Lorraine Currow, USCG<br />
(Ret.), was selected as the NSHF 2021 Wounded<br />
Warrior of the Year. Despite her own arduous<br />
road to recovery after serious injury, she made<br />
sure that her fellow USCG and Navy wounded<br />
warriors never sailed alone during their recovery<br />
struggles. Her citation follows:<br />
YN1 Lorraine Currow,<br />
USCG (Ret.), is the<br />
epitome of “Can Do”<br />
attitude, perseverance and<br />
resiliency. After injuring her<br />
back at Maritime Force<br />
Protection Unit Bremerton,<br />
Currow channeled her<br />
energy into her recovery<br />
and supporting the greater<br />
wounded warrior community. Despite her injuries<br />
and illnesses, she has been actively engaged in<br />
volunteering at the Hope Recovery Unit. Currow<br />
was selected to compete in three sports at the 2021<br />
Warrior Games as part of team Navy/USCG and<br />
provided inspiration and support to fellow athletes.<br />
Now medically retired, YN1 Currow is pursuing a<br />
master’s degree in recreational therapy, with the<br />
goal of helping other wounded warriors overcome<br />
and thrive through adaptive sports.<br />
Thoughts on retirement:<br />
"Retire from work, but not from life."—M.K. Soni<br />
MCPO Lloyd Pierce, USCG (Ret): cgsilverancientmariner11@outlook.com<br />
RADM Jeff Hathaway, USCG (Ret): hathaway.cgnrc@aol.com<br />
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MCPO LLOYD PIERCE: NOW!!! Steel beach<br />
is open…all hands are reminded to wear<br />
sunscreen, monitor sun exposure, drink plenty<br />
of water, and take breaks from the heat. Happy<br />
summer! Can’t even begin to sum up or put a<br />
spin on our current tribulations. It’s like the fi nal<br />
confl agration in REFTRA – you successfully<br />
patch the hole in the hull and the bridge blows<br />
up causing Oscar to jump over the side just as<br />
the main diesel engine runs away. OH! Don’t<br />
forget that inbound missile. Frustrating because<br />
we of a certain age often have credible answers<br />
or suggestions that get dismissed with those<br />
golden words, “OK BOOMER!”<br />
NOT HERE! Our job, as Co-Chairs on the CGNRC,<br />
is to serve as a channel for communication. <strong>The</strong><br />
expectation is that we can get every complaint<br />
heard and solved. We have a guaranteed 50%<br />
success rate – we can get everything heard.<br />
Reality is no different in this position than it was<br />
on Active Duty. Some things are easily fi xed,<br />
some take longer than we want, and some we<br />
can’t solve in-house. I’d like to address those<br />
things in the fi nal category.<br />
Many veterans’ issues are beyond the control<br />
of the Coast Guard. In my general and oversimplified<br />
understanding—compensation and<br />
benefi ts are controlled by congress, with the<br />
administration of benefi ts divided among the<br />
services and other government agencies.<br />
For processes the Coast Guard controls, we<br />
(CGNRC) can plug in and get answers for you.<br />
For processes and issues outside of Coast Guard<br />
control, it sometimes comes down to whether<br />
we “know a guy” or not (I’m from Jersey and<br />
that’s how we get things done there). <strong>The</strong> truly<br />
frustrating things, like compensation and benefi ts<br />
erosion, are generally beyond our range BUT! We<br />
(veterans/retirees) have channels to be heard.<br />
We have lobbyists walking the halls of congress<br />
and getting paid to do our bidding. <strong>The</strong>ir power<br />
and credibility derive from the groups they<br />
represent, with the main power score being<br />
the membership numbers. <strong>The</strong>se lobbyists<br />
deploy from the organizations of the Military<br />
Coalition and the American Legion (not a<br />
member of the coalition). We usually don’t think<br />
of these organizations as our political or legal<br />
representation. I (as many of you) have very<br />
fond memories of a few stellar evenings behind<br />
a pool cue or on the launching end of a dart,<br />
sipping some cool beverages and enjoying<br />
some banter with some old war vets. Can’t count<br />
the scoops of food dished, meals delivered, or<br />
bingo games called in the name of a couple<br />
of these organizations. That’s a long way from<br />
having a representative testify before congress,<br />
on my behalf.<br />
Unfortunately, memberships are dipping in most<br />
military fraternal organizations. Regardless of the<br />
reasons for this, diminishing membership means<br />
less lobby power with a Congress that has<br />
only 91 military veterans (lowest number since<br />
WWII) out of 541 members. We need to accept<br />
these organizations as our representation and<br />
strengthen them. I’ll close by asking you to take<br />
a look at the list of fraternal military organizations<br />
to see if you can fi nd one that is attractive to<br />
you. You don’t need to do anything but join and<br />
get your number counted. Most of them have<br />
websites and/or periodicals of some type which<br />
inform and educate us on current events and<br />
issues of interest to veterans. If you already<br />
belong? Please encourage/ recruit someone to<br />
join.<br />
We’ll continue to work with the Coast Guard to<br />
keep retiree issues up front. Admiral Hathaway<br />
and I look forward to working with the new<br />
leadership team and continue to be honored to<br />
represent the Coast Guard retiree community.<br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE<br />
SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
A MESSAGE FROM<br />
THE DIRECTOR<br />
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE CAPT MONIQUE ROEBUCK AS THE NEW CHIEF,<br />
OFFICE OF MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY (CG133). CAPT Roebuck’s wealth of experience<br />
and proven leadership will be invaluable in our continued development and oversight of<br />
personnel policy, supporting the mission of the Assistant Commandant for Human Resources<br />
(CG-1) to “meet the people needs of the Coast Guard and the needs of Coast Guard people.”<br />
I also want to extend my appreciation and congratulations to RADM Jeff Hathaway, USCG (Ret.)<br />
and MCPO Lloyd Pierce, USCG (Ret.), for stepping up to serve for an additional year as the CG<br />
National Retiree Council (CGNRC) Co-Chairs. <strong>The</strong> COVID-19 pandemic has made it particularly<br />
challenging for the CGNRC to carry out its important work, and their continued leadership will<br />
be of enormous benefit to the CG and our retiree community. As Director of the CG Retiree<br />
Services Program and the Commandant’s Executive Agent for the CGNRC, I look forward to<br />
hosting the Council’s annual in-person meeting at CG Headquarters in September <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
Finally, I invite all retirees to join me in thanking ADM Karl Schultz for his leadership as<br />
Commandant and welcome ADM Linda Fagan as the Coast Guard’s 27th Commandant. We<br />
look forward to where ADM Fagan’s exceptional leadership will take us.<br />
Stay safe and enjoy the summer!<br />
Yours in Service,<br />
CAPT Anthony “Tony” Williams<br />
Acting Director of Military Personnel<br />
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CAPTAIN MONIQUE M. ROEBUCK<br />
CHIEF, MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY (CG-133)<br />
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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR<br />
Captain Monique Roebuck assumed the duties as Chief, Office of<br />
Military Personnel Policy at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington<br />
D.C. Her office provides policy and programmatic support to Coast<br />
Guard active duty, reserve, and retired members.<br />
CAPT Roebuck most recently served as the Pacific Area Assistant<br />
Division Chief of Personnel (PAC-1a) in Alameda, California. She<br />
was previously assigned to PAC-13 as the Deployable Specialized<br />
Forces Branch Chief. Other assignments include: Assistant Chief<br />
of the Personnel Service Center Reserve Program Management<br />
Division (PSC-RPM), CG Reserve Information and Evaluation Division<br />
(CG-1313), Integrated Support Command Seattle, CG Pacific Strike<br />
Team, and MSO San Diego.<br />
CAPT Roebuck enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1985 and has<br />
continuously served in the Regular and Reserve Components,<br />
advancing to the rank of E-7 before becoming a commissioned<br />
officer in 2000.<br />
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CAPT PAC-1a PAC-13 PSC-RPM CG-1313<br />
CG Pacific Strike Team MSO San Diego<br />
Integrated Support Command Seattle<br />
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U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION PRE-RETIREE<br />
COAST GUARD<br />
PRE-RETIREE<br />
CG CAPITAL AREA RETIREE COUNCIL (CARC) / BASE NCR<br />
CG RETIREE MENTORING PILOT PROGRAM<br />
*Mr. Robert Miller, CG Transition/Relocation Manager (TRM), USCG YNCM (Ret.)<br />
REGARDLESS OF YOUR RANK or stature, a<br />
career transition can be extremely challenging<br />
and stressful if you don’t properly prepare<br />
for the ebbs and flows with this process.<br />
Transitioning service members must take<br />
this life-changing process seriously because<br />
it affects the rest of their life—including their<br />
families too. Not surprisingly, according to<br />
numerous studies, the first year after separation<br />
is the most challenging and difficult. It’s<br />
important to note, open communication with<br />
family members is important for a successful<br />
career transition. <strong>The</strong>y are transitioning as<br />
well, and it’s important you understand their<br />
concerns while they navigate this process.<br />
Fortunately, the Capital Area Retiree Council<br />
(CARC) has created a pilot program mentoring<br />
initiative to assist transitioning service members<br />
with their career transition. <strong>The</strong> program targets<br />
service members that plan on residing or<br />
relocating to the National Capital Area Region<br />
upon separation. This is a great program for<br />
those that would like to connect with a CG<br />
retiree for mentoring purposes, because<br />
they continue to be valuable members of the<br />
civilian workforce, and their considerable<br />
expertise can be a game changer regarding<br />
future employment opportunities as three<br />
prior mentees can attest. Additionally, the<br />
experience they share with their respective<br />
mentee(s) regarding their own military career<br />
transition and professional networks is<br />
priceless in numerous ways.<br />
Please contact me if you would like to connect<br />
with a CARC Mentor in the National Capital<br />
Area Region during your career transition<br />
process. <strong>The</strong> sooner you create a mentormentee<br />
relationship, the more prepared you<br />
will be moving forward in uncharted waters.<br />
Make no mistake, a career transition can be<br />
very challenging at times. Having a proper<br />
support network is one key to your success.<br />
Shipmates should complete a career transition<br />
course/workshop at least 24 months before<br />
your separation date. <strong>The</strong> information you<br />
obtain from numerous instructors during the<br />
course will ensure your career transition is a<br />
huge success.<br />
Remember, there are no shortcuts for a<br />
successful career transition. Utilizing numerous<br />
resources to your advantage will provide huge<br />
dividends in the end. Don’t hesitate to contact<br />
me for a CARC Mentor if you plan on residing or<br />
relocating in the National Capital Area Region.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y are standing by to assist you as needed.<br />
*Mr. Robert Miller received a Letter of Commendation<br />
and Special Act Award from the Commanding<br />
Officer, Base NCR, for his initiative and tireless efforts<br />
exceeding the expectations of a TRM in spearheading<br />
this initiative with the CARC.<br />
BZ!<br />
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SUCCESSFUL MENTORING PARTNERSHIP<br />
CAPT Nathan Knapp, USCG (Ret)<br />
PAC Crystalynn “Crys” Kneen<br />
THE MAJORITY OF MILITARY RETIREES<br />
pursue second careers. As we transition,<br />
we contemplate that move from knowing<br />
the people, processes, and core values<br />
of our Service to how that translates into<br />
“what’s next?”. This is typically a challenging<br />
time, laden with excitement, enthusiasm,<br />
contemplation, and unlimited choices on<br />
one side, and yet, perhaps a question of how<br />
that military career now translates into the<br />
next career. Maybe we want to continue in<br />
the same kind of work, or maybe something<br />
totally new. We continue to make strides in<br />
taking care of separating service members<br />
at all levels with tools like the Transition<br />
Assistance Program (TAP), a Joint Services<br />
Transcript (JST) that will account for college<br />
credit based upon your military experience<br />
(i.e. A and C Schools, college credits, CLEP,<br />
etc.), and now, a new tool to the USCG, the<br />
SkillBridge Program. However, perhaps the<br />
most powerful tool that has been implemented<br />
to help our end-of-service members in<br />
the recent past is the new USCG Retiree<br />
Mentoring Program, which pairs successfully<br />
transitioned retired shipmates with those<br />
making this major life change. Mentors can<br />
provide advice, help tailor the transition and<br />
look for things like SkillBridge placement<br />
within their businesses, companies, or<br />
agencies.<br />
As an example, Public Affairs Chief Crystalynn<br />
“Crys” Kneen, Communications Director of the<br />
Office of the MCPOCG, who will retire in June<br />
2023, will be one of the fi rst members to take<br />
advantage of the SkillBridge Program. Chief<br />
Kneen became immediately interested in this<br />
program as she seeks to translate her USCG<br />
experience to continue in government service<br />
with the Federal Emergency Management<br />
Agency (FEMA). SkillBridge seeks to pair<br />
end-of-service members within 180 days<br />
of separation, who have been approved by<br />
countinued on next page<br />
CG AD/Reserve members with retirement<br />
orders are invited to check out the list of<br />
300+ CG retirees who’ve volunteered to assist<br />
you in transitioning back to civilian life at the<br />
CG Mentoring Program website, US Coast Guard<br />
Transitions: Navigating Coasties from Service to<br />
Civilian Community at:<br />
coastguard.chronus.com<br />
PRE-RETIREE<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
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COAST GUARD<br />
PRE-RETIREE<br />
their chain of command to participate, in<br />
government and industry positions. <strong>The</strong> goal<br />
is to match future employers with a talent<br />
pool of veterans, while providing exposure<br />
and on-the-job training to ensure it suits<br />
the veterans’ follow-on career intent. Chief<br />
Kneen is a Denver, CO native and was able<br />
to indicate her desire to return to the area<br />
and family in retirement.<br />
USCG began participation with the launch<br />
of Flag Voice #570 on 2 Feb <strong>2022</strong>. <strong>The</strong> full<br />
program is incorporated into the Service as<br />
directed by COMDTINST 1040.7. [Note: For<br />
a full description of the SkillBridge program,<br />
visit skillbridge.osd.mil].<br />
“When you’ve known only one thing your<br />
entire adult life, leaving it all behind is<br />
stressful, and in all honesty—scary. <strong>The</strong> fear<br />
of the unknown can, and will, take its toll,”<br />
said Chief Kneen. “<strong>The</strong> positive side about<br />
leaving the military and retiring is—YOU<br />
ARE NOT ALONE. That statement sounds so<br />
cliché, but it’s the truth.”<br />
Working through the USCG Retiree Mentoring<br />
Program with Mr. Robert Hinds, the Retiree<br />
Services Program Manager, and the<br />
SkillBridge Program, Chief Kneen was paired<br />
with CAPT Nathan Knapp, USCG (Ret.), who<br />
currently works as the FEMA Liaison Officer<br />
to NORAD & U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND in<br />
Colorado Springs, CO and who volunteered<br />
to serve as a participant in the Retiree<br />
Mentoring Program. As a result, CAPT<br />
Knapp and Chief Kneen have been working<br />
on items such as career accomplishment<br />
inventory, transition steps, resume writing,<br />
self-awareness and career contentment, as<br />
transition is a key time to “reflect to project”<br />
and answer that “what’s next” question. As a<br />
result of their teaming, Chief Kneen will begin<br />
a SkillBridge internship with FEMA Region 8<br />
(Denver, CO) External Affairs Division later<br />
this year as she hits her 180-day mark.<br />
“When I decided to retire, I didn’t know where<br />
to start. I knew what I wanted, and that was to<br />
I could not be<br />
more grateful<br />
to CAPT Knapp,<br />
and the entire<br />
Mentoring<br />
Program. I was<br />
never alone, and<br />
this program<br />
proves that.<br />
participate in the SkillBridge program, and I<br />
knew I wanted to continue in communication.<br />
That was about it,” Kneen explains. “Until I<br />
spoke with our Transitions Relocation Officer,<br />
Mr. Robert Miller—without hesitation, he<br />
put me in touch with CAPT Nathan Knapp<br />
over at FEMA Region 8 in Colorado, and<br />
my future became so much clearer. After<br />
our first phone call, I was immediately put<br />
at ease. CAPT Knapp is incredible and he<br />
didn’t overwhelm me. We took it one step at<br />
a time. When I started to get frustrated, he<br />
would stay ‘steady pace wins the race’ and<br />
before I knew it, I was approved for FEMA<br />
region 8 External affairs.”<br />
“<strong>The</strong> ability to assist our separating USCG<br />
men and women is a way to give back to<br />
the Service that gave so much to me, and<br />
I’m grateful to do it, said CAPT Knapp. “Our<br />
separating members need to appreciate<br />
what they bring to the table for potential<br />
employers, and if I can help take some of<br />
the nerves out of the process for them, that’s<br />
win-win.”<br />
In closing, Chief Kneen summarizes, “I could<br />
not be more grateful to CAPT Knapp, and the<br />
entire Mentoring Program. I was never alone,<br />
and this program proves that.”<br />
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THE COAST GUARD RETIREE MENTORING<br />
PROGRAM – A MENTOR’S EXPERIENCE<br />
PRE-RETIREE<br />
I WAS PRIVILEGED TO PILOT-TEST the CG<br />
Retiree Mentoring Program for transitioning<br />
active-duty members. My mentee and I were<br />
the initial mentor-mentee pair in the National<br />
Capital Region. I’m a retired officer (30 years’<br />
service) and for the past 10 years have taught/<br />
facilitated leadership workshops/classes. My<br />
mentee, a retiring officer (20 years' service),<br />
wanted to contribute, working for government<br />
in a challenging position while earning fair<br />
compensation. Through discussions, research<br />
and hard work, he received four offers;<br />
accepting a position where he can make a<br />
meaningful impact, supporting an agency 20<br />
minutes from home.<br />
It was essential to immediately establish trust –<br />
my mentee knew my primary goal was helping<br />
him achieve his objective, our conversations<br />
were confidential, and I’d help him navigate<br />
the “transitioning whitewater.” In bi-weekly<br />
calls, we discussed strategy, updates, issues<br />
and decided next steps. We agreed I’d always<br />
provide my mentee my best advice/support<br />
using straight talk—letting him know what he<br />
was doing well, and where he needed more<br />
effort/practice to achieve his goal. Issues<br />
included:<br />
• Identifying career fields of interest and<br />
targeting organizations<br />
• Focused Informational Interviews<br />
• Professional networking<br />
• Job interviews<br />
• Compensation<br />
• Job Offers and Timing<br />
My advice to mentors:<br />
• Listen carefully, ask questions, clarify your<br />
mentee’s top priorities. Don’t give them the<br />
answers—help them find their path to success<br />
by steering them through your questions.<br />
• Build trust—be approachable and<br />
encouraging, respond thoughtfully.<br />
• Broaden their perspective—Many paths<br />
lead to success. Help them by revealing<br />
issues they may not have considered—<br />
risks, unintended consequences, and<br />
opportunities.<br />
• Informational interviews—Offer to contact<br />
people who may have valuable experience/<br />
insights in an interest area.<br />
• Stretch their thinking—Ask “what else”<br />
bothers you, interests you? What else can<br />
you do? Who else can you talk to?<br />
• Assess progress and suggest adjustments<br />
as beneficial/needed.<br />
• Teach your mentee to fish, rather than feed<br />
them fish—ask questions and encourage<br />
them to develop their own answers.<br />
Empower them to find their own solutions.<br />
• Geography —our discussions were indepth<br />
with excellent dialogue. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
conversations can be held anywhere, once<br />
trust is established.<br />
Through the leadership of some key visionaries<br />
the program is expanding. A recent call for<br />
retiree mentors resulted in 250 responses (E-3<br />
to O-8)!<br />
I’m proud to be a plankowner in this effort and<br />
hope our experience encourages retirees and<br />
transitioning Coasties to consider this program,<br />
both will benefit greatly!<br />
Geoff Abbott, CAPT, USCG (Ret.)<br />
(AbbottGL@aol.com)<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
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REUNIONS, NOTICES &<br />
ITEMS OF INTEREST<br />
ALL COAST GUARD REUNION<br />
SUBMITTED BY CAPT STEPHEN J. CRAIG, USCG (RET.)<br />
LOCATION: BEST WESTERN HOTEL, COEUR<br />
D'ALENE, IDAHO<br />
DATE: OCTOBER 7-9 <strong>2022</strong><br />
CURRENT COST PER NIGHT: $130.41<br />
Background of the Coeur d’Alene Reunion: This<br />
reunion started as a CGC Winona reunion back<br />
in Port Angeles in the 1990s. Around 2014, it was<br />
moved to Coeur d’Alene when Darlene and Ken<br />
Amundsen took it over, and since then, they have<br />
had reunions basically every two years, interrupted<br />
of course by the COVID. Two years ago, it was<br />
decided to turn this into an all-Coast Guard reunion.<br />
This will be Darlene’s last year for this reunion, and it<br />
will be turned over to Russell Pogue with assistance<br />
from former CGC Confidence crewmembers. <strong>The</strong><br />
last word I have is that it will remain in beautiful<br />
Coeur d’Alene.<br />
Registration: Contact Darlene Amundsen at:<br />
busypartyplanner@gmail.com or by phone 208-<br />
292-4840. <strong>The</strong>re is no closing date, but obviously,<br />
the sooner, the better. <strong>The</strong> cost is $80 which<br />
includes Friday and Saturday night dinners and<br />
Sunday morning coffee. For the Lake Coeur d’Alene<br />
cruise, the cost is $20, which includes the bus fare.<br />
Don’t even think about driving to the dock. As it is a<br />
Saturday, parking will be challenging.<br />
AMERICAN FORCES TRAVEL (AFT)<br />
MICHAEL CRISWELL<br />
Michael.Criswell@uscgmwr.org<br />
MWR SPECIALIST<br />
AFT POC FOR THE COAST GUARD AT<br />
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND<br />
Check out American Forces Travel at: www.<br />
americanforcestravel.com/. AFT provides high-quality<br />
and best value travel services to Uniformed Services,<br />
Reserve, and CG Auxiliary Members, Retirees, and all<br />
eligible MWR patrons.<br />
USCGC GLACIER REUNION<br />
USS GLACIER (AGB-4)<br />
USCGC GLACIER (WAGB-4)<br />
SAVE THE DATE: SEPTEMBER 16-18, <strong>2022</strong><br />
SEATTLE, WA<br />
Tell 3 more Glacier buddies!<br />
POCs:<br />
Bert: dejongpago@hotmail.com<br />
Tom: tberstene@outlook.com<br />
Bill: sheretz@waypt.com<br />
Fred: fredcnichols@yahoo.com<br />
and Bill D, Bill K, and Rod M<br />
Facbook:<br />
USCGC Glacier Sailors<br />
www.facebook.com/groups/1587003238276957<br />
Presentation: CAPT Steven J. Craig, USCG<br />
(Ret.), award-winning author of “All Present and<br />
Accounted For,” will be presenting a PowerPoint<br />
at 10:00 am on Saturday at the Jarvis grounding;<br />
followed by Q&A with Jack Hunter, USCG (Ret.),<br />
who played a primary role in this incident, which<br />
should be interesting. Lunch will follow and then a<br />
2-hour cruise on Lake Coeur d'Alene for those who<br />
have signed up through Darlene.<br />
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<strong>2022</strong> CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION & ENLISTED ASSOCIATION CONVENTION<br />
(REPRINTED FROM SPRING 22 ISSUE)<br />
AUGUST 7-11, <strong>2022</strong><br />
THE INN AT OPRYLAND<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>2022</strong> Chief Petty Officers Association<br />
& Enlisted Association Convention will<br />
be held at THE INN AT OPRYLAND in<br />
Nashville, TN!<br />
We’ll not only be able to conduct<br />
Association business, but to enjoy this<br />
great city while there. <strong>The</strong> location next<br />
to the Grand Ole Opry allows for easy<br />
access to Nashville’s world-famous<br />
attractions. Country Music Hall of Fame<br />
and Jack Daniels Distillery tours are being<br />
arranged. Learn more at: uscgcpoa.org/<br />
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REUNIONS, NOTICES &<br />
ITEMS OF INTEREST<br />
THE TRAGIC SINKING OF<br />
GLOUCESTER'S PATRIOT<br />
CAPTAIN W. RUSSELL WEBSTER, USCG (RET.)<br />
MARITIME HISTORIAN & AUTHOR<br />
Thank you to my many friends<br />
and family who helped me<br />
write <strong>The</strong> Tragic Sinking of<br />
Gloucester's Patriot. <strong>The</strong> book<br />
officially launched on May 23,<br />
<strong>2022</strong> and can be purchased<br />
in the usual ways and at www.<br />
wrussellwebster.com<br />
I'm hoping this becomes the<br />
book of record about the 2009<br />
Patriot case and is read by mariners, Coast Guard<br />
watch-standers, and general interest audiences.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are important discussions in the book about<br />
normalcy bias, a phenomenon affecting everyone<br />
that can cause people in distress or responding<br />
on behalf of distress to deny and over-deliberate,<br />
delaying self-help and rescue response.<br />
Gloucester's John Ronan's Writer's Block will<br />
feature the book again on July 28, August 4, and<br />
11. <strong>The</strong> book is now available at <strong>The</strong> Book Store<br />
of Gloucester, 61 Main Street.<br />
Be sure to check out Ethan Forman's article in the<br />
Gloucester Times.<br />
ATTENTION COAST GUARD RETIREES IN THE<br />
BOISE, ID AREA<br />
Captain Frank Pedras, USCG (Ret.) is starting<br />
an informal group of Coast Guard retirees and<br />
veterans for occasional gatherings, to exchange<br />
information, share experiences, and have lunch.<br />
Reservists and Auxiliarists are welcome!<br />
Anyone interested may contact Captain Pedras by<br />
email or telephone: fpedrasjr@gmail.com<br />
(757) 575-5882.<br />
USCG RESCUE SWIMMER ASSOCIATION –<br />
SILVER FINS<br />
AST1 RICK MCELRATH, USCG (RET.)<br />
rmcelrath@gmail.com<br />
<strong>The</strong> Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Association, called<br />
the Silver Fins, is part of the Coast Guard Aviation<br />
Association (CGAA), a non-profit organization. We<br />
have started an annual college and trade school<br />
scholarship for children of CG Active Duty and Retired<br />
CG Aircrew.<br />
See our webpage at:<br />
aoptero.org/rescue-swimmer/<br />
Scholarship Application:<br />
aoptero.org/wp-content/uploads/SILVER-FIN-<br />
SCHOLARSHIP-APPLICATION-3-<strong>2022</strong>-1.pdf<br />
SALT LAKE COAST GUARD RESERVE UNIT /<br />
NATIONAL STRIKE FORCE COORDINATION<br />
CENTER RESERVE UNIT REUNION<br />
LOCATION: SALT LAKE CITY, UT<br />
DATE: AUGUST 6, <strong>2022</strong><br />
General: To celebrate and remember the 25th<br />
Anniversary of the unit’s decommissioning, all past<br />
members are invited to attend. Please reach out to<br />
the reunion committee and if you are on Facebook<br />
join our FB group. <strong>The</strong> private group is Salt Lake<br />
Coast Guard Reserve Unit.<br />
For additional information, please contact MCPO<br />
Thomas J. Cowan, USCG (Ret), tjc12112@gmail.<br />
com, saltlakegru@gmail.com<br />
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COAST GUARD ACADEMY WOMEN’S RUGBY TEAM WINS THE FIRST EVER AMERICAN<br />
COLLEGIATE RUGBY ASSOCIATION (ACRA) 7'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP<br />
SARAH E. PRICE<br />
CGA WOMEN’S RUGBY COACH<br />
On May 1, <strong>2022</strong>, the Coast Guard Academy Women’s<br />
Rugby team won the first ever American Collegiate<br />
Rugby Association (ACRA) 7's National Championship.<br />
<strong>The</strong> women would not have gotten to this point without<br />
the help of the men’s rugby team, who continued to<br />
come to practice to help prep the women for nationals<br />
even though their 7’s season had ended. CGA’s road<br />
to the championship was exciting. <strong>The</strong>y started the day<br />
with a 35-0 win over Providence, but then struggled<br />
as the heat of the day and exhaustion of multiple<br />
rugby games started to kick in. CGA managed to<br />
stay strong through a couple of very close games in a<br />
15-14 win over Temple and a 7-5 win over Columbia.<br />
This placed CGA into the final match against Colorado<br />
Mesa. Colorado Mesa was a fierce team all day, but<br />
the Bears stayed true to themselves and played Coast<br />
Guard rugby. CGA scored first and didn't really look<br />
back pulling off a 20-5 win for the first ever ACRA 7's<br />
National Championship! It was an amazing Sunday<br />
with perfect weather, great rugby, and some of the<br />
best fans around. All in all, it was an amazing end to<br />
a great 7s season and a fantastic way to send off our<br />
handful of graduating firsties and Coach Clare!<br />
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Q&A with<br />
ADM LINDA FAGAN<br />
27th COMMANDANT of the<br />
UNITED STATES<br />
COAST GUARD<br />
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Tomorrow looks different. So will we. We will be<br />
a more adaptive and connected Coast Guard that<br />
generates sustained readiness, resilience and<br />
capability–in new ways–to enhance our Nation’s<br />
maritime safety, security, and prosperity.<br />
—Admiral Linda Fagan, 1 June <strong>2022</strong><br />
TO THE COAST GUARD WORKFORCE, I am<br />
honored and humbled to serve as your Commandant.<br />
Your work across all of our missions, around the<br />
world, inspires me every day. I know we ask a lot of<br />
you and your families. Thank you for your dedication,<br />
professionalism, and service to the Coast Guard and<br />
the Nation. I am committed to working tirelessly on<br />
your behalf to advance our Service. Throughout my 37-<br />
year Coast Guard journey, the Service has navigated<br />
both challenges and opportunities. Grounded in the<br />
traditions of our rich and storied history, we have<br />
always applied our initiative and found the best way<br />
to be Semper Paratus. Today, our Service faces new<br />
challenges and has new opportunities. <strong>The</strong> world we<br />
operate in is changing rapidly. If we keep pace, we<br />
will uphold our tradition of service to the American<br />
public. But if we lag behind, as the future arrives we<br />
will struggle to execute our missions. Tomorrow looks<br />
different. So will we. Guided by our values, history,<br />
and shared sense of belonging in this Service, we will:<br />
This transformation will be an investment in you. You<br />
are the heartbeat of our Service. Without you, steel<br />
does not move, lives are not saved, and our national<br />
prosperity and security are at risk. You've answered<br />
the call to serve. We will be a Coast Guard where you<br />
can perform to the best of your potential in your duty<br />
to the Nation.<br />
Yours in service,<br />
Admiral Linda L. Fagan<br />
Commandant<br />
For the full Commandant’s Intent, visit<br />
longblueline.org<br />
TRANSFORM OUR TOTAL WORKFORCE<br />
Deliver you the tools, policy, training, and support<br />
to succeed across our missions and operating<br />
environments<br />
SHARPEN OUR COMPETITIVE EDGE<br />
Empower you with reliable, cutting-edge assets,<br />
infrastructure, and decision advantage to remain the<br />
world’s best Coast Guard.<br />
ADVANCE OUR MISSION EXCELLENCE<br />
Enhance the way we provide maritime safety and<br />
security, protect resources, and respond to crises to<br />
deliver exceptional service to the Nation.<br />
Q&A<br />
Q. As you became the first female head of an<br />
Armed Service in the U.S., you wore the shoulder<br />
boards of 15th Commandant, ADM Owen Siler.<br />
Why did you choose his?<br />
A: Admiral Siler was the Commandant who made<br />
the decision to admit women to the Coast Guard<br />
Academy. He made that decision in 1975, and the<br />
first women started the following year. That was the<br />
class of 1980; I was in the class of 1985. He was the<br />
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first service chief to announce that women would be<br />
admitted; his courage to be first opened the door<br />
to my service.<br />
Q. You highlighted in your Commandant’s Intent<br />
the importance of readiness, resilience and<br />
capabilities. Readiness is a long-held identifier<br />
of Coast Guard service—it’s the motto. How did<br />
you come to highlight resilience and capability<br />
as part of your Commandant’s intent?<br />
A: I see resilience as an equally long-held trait of<br />
the Coast Guard. It means that we can maintain<br />
our readiness despite the challenging environment<br />
we operate in. That includes our assets and<br />
infrastructure, but even more so our people and<br />
their families. And as new technology changes<br />
industry and the national security landscape, we<br />
will need to grow capabilities to keep pace.<br />
Q. You have identified six drivers of change<br />
with which the Coast Guard has to contend.<br />
Are there any that are more frequently on your<br />
mind?<br />
A: <strong>The</strong> world is changing rapidly, and all of the<br />
drivers noted in my Commandant’s Intent are<br />
converging. <strong>The</strong> one I am most focused on now<br />
is the complexity of the American workforce.<br />
<strong>The</strong> expectations for the employer-employee<br />
relationship are very different today than they<br />
were when I joined the Service and when our<br />
workforce management regime was created. As<br />
a result, the Coast Guard and the other armed<br />
services all need to look at our talent management<br />
systems. Our ways of recruiting and retaining<br />
people have served us well in the past, but we<br />
need to keep pace with the current expectations<br />
of our potential recruits.<br />
<strong>The</strong> National Coast<br />
Guard Museum<br />
remains the Service’s<br />
top philanthropic<br />
priority. <strong>The</strong> Coast<br />
Guard is the only<br />
branch of the armed<br />
services without a<br />
national museum to<br />
celebrate our role in<br />
our Nation's life and<br />
honor those who have<br />
served.<br />
Q. Every employer is struggling to find the right<br />
workforce to meet mission. What innovative<br />
approaches are you most excited about the<br />
Coast Guard taking to fill and diversify billets?<br />
A: We need to invest in the readiness and<br />
resilience of our workforce through innovative<br />
tools, inclusive policies, trustworthy technology,<br />
modernized training, and exceptional support.<br />
Every day we must look for ways to attract and<br />
retain the mission-ready workforce for today and<br />
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Retirees, and all the<br />
Coast Guard veterans<br />
who came before<br />
us, built the world’s<br />
best Coast Guard.<br />
As we work toward<br />
transformational<br />
change, it is<br />
important to me that<br />
we keep our retirees<br />
informed of what is<br />
changing and why.<br />
Q. In an effort to advance mission excellence,<br />
you have called for the Coast Guard to be<br />
“brilliant at the basics.” What does that mean<br />
to you?<br />
A: Our core values and operating principles<br />
stand the test of time. We are a maritime and<br />
military service. Even as the world changes,<br />
there remains a huge demand for our traditional<br />
missions. To me being “brilliant at the basics”<br />
means making sure our people build and<br />
maintain a high level of proficiency in their<br />
field or specialty, and aren’t overwhelmed by<br />
administrative requirements. And even as global<br />
demand for the Coast Guard increases, we will<br />
remain focused on the missions the American<br />
public expects from us along the U.S. coastline,<br />
the Great Lakes, and our rivers system.<br />
the future. We must refocus our recruiting efforts.<br />
As part of those efforts, we will increase flexibility<br />
in assignments, advancements, workplaces, and<br />
careers – making it easier for people to serve in<br />
the Coast Guard; develop individually tailored,<br />
flexible training – what the member needs, when<br />
they need it; and improve availability of healthcare<br />
and family services – we recruit individuals, but<br />
we retain your families.<br />
Q. As you lean forward into your new role,<br />
how does the heritage of Coast Guard service,<br />
particularly by the Retirees who read the <strong>Long</strong><br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Line</strong>, impact your view of our future?<br />
A: Retirees, and all the Coast Guard veterans<br />
who came before us, built the world’s best Coast<br />
Guard. As we work toward transformational<br />
change, it is important to me that we keep our<br />
retirees informed of what is changing and why.<br />
We need their support as we build the Coast<br />
Guard the Nation needs. <strong>The</strong> strength of our<br />
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service is that we can still rely on our core<br />
values and operating principles as we change<br />
our policies and procedures to respond to a<br />
changing world. From sails and oars, to jet<br />
drives and helicopters, our service has a<br />
heritage of always adapting with the times<br />
without losing what makes us special.<br />
Q. Could you provide your vision for the<br />
National Coast Guard Museum, and its<br />
importance to our Coast Guard community<br />
and the Nation?<br />
A: <strong>The</strong> National Coast Guard Museum remains<br />
the Service’s top philanthropic priority.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Coast Guard is the only branch of the<br />
armed services without a national museum to<br />
celebrate our role in our Nation's life and honor<br />
those who have served. I am very excited<br />
about the forthcoming National Coast Guard<br />
Museum! <strong>The</strong> Coast Guard has a rich history<br />
with stories that deserve to be told.<br />
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photo: U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class David Weydert<br />
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TAKE A BOW<br />
A crew aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from<br />
Coast Guard Station Umpqua River is shown<br />
here in the Umpqua River bar during heavy<br />
weather surf training, Winchester Bay, OR, March<br />
15, <strong>2022</strong>. <strong>The</strong> 47-foot motor lifeboat is designed<br />
as a fast-response rescue vessel in high seas,<br />
surf, and heavy weather environments.<br />
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INSIDE THE<br />
EXHIBITS<br />
STEWARDSHIP DECK<br />
PROTECTORS OF THE ENVIRONMENT WING<br />
<strong>The</strong> Coast Guard protects the Nation’s<br />
waterways and marine ecosystems to ensure all<br />
Americans enjoy a rich, diverse, and sustainable<br />
ocean environment. <strong>The</strong> Protectors of the<br />
Environment Wing highlights the Coast Guard’s<br />
commitment to responding to environmental<br />
challenges during everyday operations and<br />
during natural or man-made disasters. Because<br />
many people never see this mission in action up<br />
close, unless there is a disaster in their region,<br />
the goal in this wing is place visitors in the middle<br />
of the action, whether it be in underground<br />
marine environments, in the bowels of a cutter<br />
or on shore following a hurricane.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Living Marine Resources Gallery is<br />
organized by species and chronology. Over time,<br />
various industries, human migratory patterns,<br />
and fashion trends have created threats to<br />
regional and global populations. In the 19th<br />
century, much of the Revenue Cutter Service<br />
work in this area concerned whales, seals, and<br />
the people that sought them, as well as salmon<br />
in the Pacific Northwest, sponges in Florida, and<br />
migratory birds<br />
When whaling became controversial in the early<br />
20th century, the Coast Guard found itself at the<br />
forefront of worldwide opposition to whaling. In<br />
the latter half of that century, the Coast Guard,<br />
with partner agencies and nations, took an active<br />
role in enforcing domestic and international law<br />
on fisheries conservation. This global partnership<br />
now protects the Exclusive Economic Zone,<br />
comprised of 2.25 million square miles of ocean.<br />
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SNEAK<br />
PEEK<br />
<strong>The</strong> Containing Catastrophes Immersive<br />
Gallery will place visitors in the midst of some<br />
of the most impactful disasters, natural and manmade.<br />
This audio-visual presentation focuses<br />
not only on the damage wrought, but on the<br />
heroic actions of Coast Guard personnel to<br />
protect and restore wildlife. Most importantly, the<br />
gallery displays how lessons learned from past<br />
events have altered approaches to minimize<br />
environmental effects going forward.<br />
DECK<br />
4<br />
Finally, visitors encounter the Environmental<br />
Enforcement Gallery, which protects maritime<br />
species by carrying out laws designed to<br />
curb chemical pollution and invasive species<br />
wreaking havoc. Accomplishing this worldwide<br />
mission requires the Coast Guard to carry out<br />
and uphold a complex mix of domestic laws and<br />
international treaties.<br />
location<br />
To learn more about the visitor experience, go to:<br />
coastguardmuseum.org/exhibits<br />
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<strong>The</strong> only reason I got out of the Coast Guard was<br />
to work in the business my father started up for<br />
my brothers and me,” Jeff Morse said about his fouryear<br />
stint.<br />
Morse loved the Coast Guard and would have<br />
made a career out of it, but he could not pass up the<br />
opportunity his father had presented.<br />
Jeff had thoroughly enjoyed his time on the RED<br />
CEDAR out of Portsmouth, VA, before attending<br />
culinary school. His newly acquired rating got<br />
him station in Hawaii, in food service with a rating<br />
known in those days as a Subsistence Specialist.<br />
However, the idea of a family business appealed<br />
to him. His father Leon, an Army veteran of WWII,<br />
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founded Morse Industries as promised with his<br />
sons shortly after. <strong>The</strong> company manufactured<br />
and sold extrusion products, including boat rails.<br />
If he had stayed in the Coast Guard, Jeff and<br />
Caryn agree that he never would have dated her.<br />
“Her dad was an O-6, I was a Third Class Petty<br />
Officer when I got out. I had a fear of captains,”<br />
they both laugh, “he could've made life awfully<br />
difficult for me.”<br />
Caryn’s father, Captain Richard Abrahams, USCG<br />
(Ret.) was a member of the Academy Class<br />
of ’55 and went on to earn a Masters in Naval<br />
Architecture and Marine Engineering from the<br />
University of Michigan. He was in New Orleans<br />
while DALLAS was being constructed there. <strong>The</strong>n<br />
he was transferred to become a Plankowner and<br />
the first Engineering Officer of the DALLAS out of<br />
Governor’s Island, NY. Among CAPT Abrahams’s<br />
most memorable experience was in 1956 right out<br />
of the Academy when he served aboard<br />
the PONTCHATRAIN and assisted in the<br />
rescue of Pan Am Flight 6.<br />
CAPT Abrahams crossed the bar in 2019.<br />
After the recent passing of her mother<br />
Lore Abrahams, Caryn’s extended family<br />
made the journey again to New London to<br />
lay her mother to rest in the Coast Guard<br />
Academy Columbarium with her father.<br />
<strong>The</strong>ir shared Coast Guard experience and<br />
heritage informed the Morse’s decision<br />
to contribute $250,000 to the When the<br />
MOST is Expected capital campaign to<br />
build the National Coast Guard Museum.<br />
“BEING ABLE TO HONOR CARYN’S<br />
DAD AND TO PLAY A ROLE IN<br />
SEEING THIS MUSEUM COME TO<br />
FRUITION FOR ALL COASTIES IS<br />
EXTREMELY MEANINGFUL FOR<br />
US,” JEFF SAID ON THEIR VISIT TO<br />
THE MUSEUM SITE.<br />
As Jeff toured Station New London’s 45-ft MLB,<br />
he turned wistful. “If only I could do this all<br />
over again, that would be so much fun.” As he<br />
marveled at the technology available on board to<br />
today’s crews, he smiled, “I had fun when I did it,<br />
I can only imagine what it would be like today.”<br />
“HER DAD WAS AN O-6,<br />
I WAS A THIRD CLASS<br />
PETTY OFFICER WHEN I<br />
GOT OUT. I HAD A FEAR OF<br />
CAPTAINS. HE COULD'VE<br />
MADE LIFE AWFULLY<br />
DIFFICULT FOR ME.”<br />
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PORTRAITS OF SERVICE<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are thousands of untold stories that are not in the history books. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Line</strong> is a<br />
fantastic platform to share your personal journeys from the diverse mission sets of the Coast Guard.<br />
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A<br />
Coast Guard<br />
Family with<br />
a Tradition of<br />
Service<br />
- BZ!<br />
CDR Daniel Gregorio, USCGR (Ret.)<br />
FSC Joel Gregorio, USCGR (Ret.)<br />
CS2 Samantha Lawson, USCGR<br />
Buffalo, NY<br />
Commander Daniel Gregorio, USCGR (Ret.),<br />
passed away in February <strong>2022</strong>. He served as<br />
a Naval corpsman with the U.S. Marines in Korea<br />
on Special Operations (4 years active, 2 years<br />
reserve). <strong>The</strong>n he worked his way through the<br />
ranks for 32 years in the Coast Guard Reserve<br />
(E7 to O5). During his time in Buffalo, NY, he rose<br />
to Reserve Group Commander and stood up the<br />
Niagara River Unit. CDR Gregorio spent summers<br />
training reserve officers in Yorktown, VA.<br />
“That was our summer camp,” says FSC Joel<br />
Gregorio, USCGR (Ret.). “I loved going down to<br />
Yorktown every year.”<br />
Joel followed in his father’s footsteps and also<br />
devoted over three decades to the Reserve.<br />
When he was in a job transition, CDR Gregorio<br />
encouraged his son to consider the Coast Guard.<br />
“Serve your enlistment and be done with it” was<br />
his fatherly advice.<br />
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Gregorio laughs, “32 years later, I served my<br />
enlistment.”<br />
His service included assignments at CG Station<br />
Rochester, CG Reserve Group Buffalo, and CG<br />
LANTAREA. As a member of PSU 301, he was<br />
called up for six months during Desert Storm to<br />
Jubail, Saudi Arabia, the last major port from the<br />
Kuwaiti border, 50 miles to the north. As the Group<br />
Commander, Joel’s father called him up for that<br />
deployment.<br />
Other deployments included Hurricane Katrina<br />
and the Gulf oil spill headquarters in New<br />
Orleans, following a catastrophic explosion on<br />
the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Coast Guard wasn’t Joel’s only area of<br />
service. He worked throughout his Reserve<br />
time as a Food Service Manager at Erie County<br />
Correctional Facility.<br />
When he retired from Group Rochester,<br />
Gregorio’s daughter, Samantha Lawson, took<br />
his billet.<br />
“I followed in my father’s footsteps, she<br />
followed in mine,” FS2 Gregorio says. “I<br />
wouldn’t trade my Coast Guard career for<br />
the world.”<br />
Today, CS2 Samantha Lawson, USCGR,<br />
proud granddaughter and daughter, is<br />
assigned at CG Station Sand Key, with<br />
previous assignments at CG Station Ponce<br />
De Leon Inlet, CG Base Miami Beach, CG<br />
Station Rochester, and CG Station Atlantic<br />
City.<br />
When asked why she joined the Coast Guard,<br />
Lawson says, “Well it's pretty simple really. When<br />
two of your heroes do something so significant,<br />
it's hard not to want to partake. Seeing my father<br />
and grandfather putting country first is incredibly<br />
inspiring. I'm beyond proud to be carrying on that<br />
legacy. I just hope he was as proud of me as I was<br />
to call him Papa.”<br />
She works in insurance coding and billing for a<br />
pediatrician’s office.<br />
CS2 Lawson adds, “I'm currently just over 10 years<br />
of service, in the hopes I can achieve 100 years<br />
for our family.”<br />
Left: CDR Daniel Gregorio, USCGR (Ret.), CS2 Samantha<br />
Lawson, USCGR, and FSC Joel Gregorio, USCGR (Ret.) at<br />
Lawson’s Boot Camp graduation.<br />
Right: Papa Gregorio with son, Joel on his return from Operation<br />
Desert Storm, meeting his daughter Samantha for the first time.<br />
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LCDR Stewart Dietrick †<br />
(1960-<strong>2022</strong>)<br />
Prosper, TX<br />
From September 1998 through March 2000,<br />
a team of 14 selected Coast Guard aviators—nine<br />
pilots and five flight mechanics—were tasked with<br />
developing and testing new equipment, tactics and<br />
procedures to bring about a non-lethal use of force<br />
concept against go-fast boats. During the 18-month<br />
period, the team used all-weather MH-90 helicopters<br />
that integrated lethal and non-lethal technology,<br />
along with state-of-the-art sensors, night vision<br />
devices, and communications equipment to develop<br />
what the Coast Guard called “highly aggressive and<br />
effective offensive and defensive tactics never before<br />
attempted by rotary wing aircraft.”<br />
One of those innovative aviators, Stewart Dietrick, was<br />
killed in April <strong>2022</strong> when a Mercy Flight helicopter<br />
crashed in Elba, TX.<br />
Throughout his Coast Guard career LCDR Dietrick<br />
was well known among his peers as a consummate<br />
flight instructor, a true professional aviator, and a<br />
highly respected mentor. As one of the forwardleaning<br />
aviation pioneers, Stu, as his friends knew<br />
him, quickly mastered flying the non-standard<br />
McDonald Douglas MH-90 helicopters. Dietrick<br />
assisted in instructing and qualifying other pilots<br />
on the team and skillfully completed ship-to-helo<br />
dynamic interface testing. <strong>The</strong>se exercises led to<br />
Dietrick’s involvement in developing joint aviationsurface<br />
tactics with the crews of Coast Guard Cutters<br />
GALLATIN and SENECA over several hundred<br />
deck landings. As part of the Airborne Use of Force<br />
Concept, Stu integrated a mix of lethal and non-lethal<br />
technologies along with state-of-the-art sensors and<br />
communications equipment and developed highly<br />
aggressive offensive and defensive tactics never<br />
before attempted by U.S. Coast Guard rotary wing<br />
aircraft.<br />
Along with other HITRON pilots and aerial<br />
gunners, Dietrick completed a series of operational<br />
deployments, titled Operation New Frontier, to<br />
evaluate this new concept. <strong>The</strong>se unprecedented<br />
missions successfully interdicted six drug smuggling<br />
vessels, apprehended 20 drug smugglers, and<br />
seized 11,710 pounds of marijuana and 3,014<br />
pounds of cocaine.<br />
Stu’s integral role with the original HITRON-10 Proof of<br />
Concept Team has had a significant transformational<br />
effect over the past two decades with Coast Guard<br />
Aviation and the entire Service. His demonstrated<br />
superior performance and outstanding operational<br />
achievement were recognized with induction into the<br />
Coast Guard Aviation Association Hall of Honor.<br />
Visit longblueline.org to see a video of LCDR Dietrick<br />
sharing his memories about standing up HITRON-10.<br />
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CWO Filomeno Servino<br />
Boston, MA<br />
“In 1953, I applied for the U.S. Navy to see the<br />
world. At the time, there was an agreement between<br />
the U.S. and the Philippines to allow Filipinos to<br />
enlist in the Navy. When I reported for the written<br />
and physical exams at the Naval Base in Sangley<br />
Point, the recruiter assigned me to the Coast Guard.<br />
Our enlistment date was October 10, 1955—100 of<br />
us went into the Navy, 30 of us to the Coast Guard.<br />
After four months of training, I was assigned to<br />
the Cutter CHAUTAUQUA based in Sand Island,<br />
Honolulu, HI. <strong>The</strong> majority of the large cutters<br />
were assigned ocean weather station duties and<br />
CHAUTAUQUA was assigned to Ocean Station<br />
Victor between Midway Island and Japan. <strong>The</strong><br />
duration of these patrols was 21 days at Victor<br />
before being relieved by CGC WINNEBAGO. After<br />
two weeks of R and R in Japan, we relieved their<br />
crew for another 21 days before returning to our<br />
homeport.<br />
At one point, the WINNEBAGO ran aground and<br />
was stranded at the entrance of Pearl Harbor, so<br />
our time at the station was extended for several<br />
days until another cutter could relieve us. <strong>The</strong><br />
grounding prompted the Sand Island Enlisted<br />
Men’s Club to create a drink called ‘Winnebago<br />
on the Rocks.’ <strong>The</strong> crew of the cutter did not<br />
appreciate the new beverage as much as the rest<br />
of us did.<br />
In 1960, I married Lourdes Martinez de Villa, my<br />
longtime sweetheart from Iriga City.”<br />
Over his 30-year Coast Guard career, CWO Servino<br />
served on several cutters, the Academy, Salem Air<br />
Station, and Group Boston. He retired with several<br />
awards including a Coast Guard Commendation<br />
Medal. He is a member of two Filipino associations<br />
for Coast Guard retirees and their families.<br />
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photo: U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban<br />
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LET'S RECAP<br />
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the<br />
keynote address at the Coast Guard Academy<br />
during the 141st Commencement Exercises<br />
May 18, <strong>2022</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Coast Guard Academy<br />
graduated 252 new officers along with nine<br />
international students.<br />
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THE COAST GUARD<br />
HERITAGE MUSEUM<br />
BARNSTABLE,<br />
MASSACHUSETTS<br />
ACAPT H.F. (Buck) Baley, USCG (Ret)<br />
Vice President<br />
Coast Guard Heritage Museum<br />
MASSACHUSETTS IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE<br />
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. Both the USCG<br />
and the U.S. Customs Service have late 18th century<br />
origins under the U.S. Treasury and have worked<br />
closely together since that time. Appropriately, for<br />
the past 17 years, the Coast Guard Heritage Museum<br />
has been located in the old Customs House on Cape<br />
Cod in the village of Barnstable, MA. It is one of only<br />
two free-standing regional museums in the country<br />
dedicated to telling the Coast Guard story. It also<br />
celebrates and preserves much of the rich local<br />
maritime history on the Cape.<br />
Ironically, the Coast Guard Heritage Museum was<br />
the brainstorm of two former Navy men: Cape Cod<br />
historian and lawman Lou Cataldo, our founder<br />
and first president, and CDR Maurice Gibbs, USN<br />
(Ret.) of Nantucket. CDR Gibbs was also a founding<br />
member of the U.S. Life-Saving Heritage Association<br />
and President Emeritus of the Nantucket Life-Saving<br />
Museum.<br />
Three former Coasties, Jim Walker, USCG (Ret.) of<br />
the American Lighthouse Foundation, Albert L. “John”<br />
Manning, USCG and CPO Dan Davidson USCG (Ret.),<br />
both charter members of the Eastwind Association,<br />
came on board during the planning stages.<br />
<strong>The</strong> doors were opened to the public in May 2005.<br />
RADM David P. Pekoske, USCG, keynote speaker<br />
at the Commissioning Ceremony, was joined by a<br />
host of past and present Coast Guard dignitaries. He<br />
Photo courtesy of<br />
Barnstable Patrioy &<br />
photographer,<br />
Alan Belkanish<br />
was impressed with the mission and the fact that the<br />
museum was housed in a former U.S. Custom House.<br />
“It is most fitting,” RADM Pekoske said, “since all<br />
Coast Guard officers and Petty Officers to this day<br />
are sworn Customs Officers.”<br />
Underway, but hard pressed not only for funding, but<br />
also for exhibits, the Museum struggled to keep afloat<br />
for the first three years, even with the Town paying the<br />
operating expenses.<br />
In 2008, MKCS Bill Collette, USCG (Ret.) took over<br />
the helm as President. Along with Clerk/Secretary<br />
Francis Broadhurst (USN veteran and local journalist)<br />
and Treasurer Mary Manning (wife of USCG veteran<br />
John Manning), he worked with the town, grew<br />
an active Board of Directors, expanded publicity<br />
and contributions. Put simply, he revitalized and<br />
reorganized the Museum to get it back on course for<br />
future success. Bill continues to actively serve today<br />
as a member of the Board of Directors and Executive<br />
Committee.<br />
Today, the Museum utilizes over 2,700 square feet<br />
on both floors of the building to house an extensive<br />
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collection of artifacts, photos, models and audiovisual<br />
displays. Included is the last operationally deployed<br />
Beach Cart (F/V Rose Marie Cape Cod Rescue of<br />
1962), and extensive Revenue Marine, Lighthouse<br />
and Lifesaving Service memorabilia on loan from ex-<br />
Army officer Richard Boonisar, a major collector and<br />
co-founder of the US Life-Saving Heritage Association.<br />
We also have a detailed five-foot handmade model of<br />
the USCGC Campbell (WMEC 909) as well as many<br />
more exquisite models courtesy of Mike Maynard,<br />
another retired Coastie.<br />
<strong>The</strong> historic red brick Custom House was built<br />
here in 1855 to a design by Ammi J. Young, the<br />
first Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury<br />
Department. It served as a Custom House and Post<br />
Office until 1913, continuing to house the post office<br />
and other town offices until 1958. It was converted into<br />
the Donald G. Trayser Memorial Museum in 1960 and<br />
has been listed on the National Register of Historic<br />
Places since 1975.<br />
Also on the premises is an active blacksmith shop and<br />
the Country’s oldest wooden jail.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Coast Guard Heritage Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit<br />
organization under the Trayser Museum Group,<br />
staffed and operated entirely by volunteers, most of<br />
whom have a past relationship with the Coast Guard.<br />
Although we have relationships with the U.S. Coast<br />
Guard and other related museums, we are solely<br />
funded by donations, memberships, and admissions.<br />
If you live in the southeast Massachusetts area, or<br />
have an opportunity to visit Cape Cod, please come<br />
by and see us. We are open Tuesdays through<br />
Saturdays from May through the end of October.<br />
A small admission fee includes use of a handheld<br />
audio tour system, and volunteer docents are on<br />
hand to provide tours and share their own personal<br />
Coast Guard experiences. Although normally closed<br />
during the off-season, if you are in the area and want<br />
to visit, contact us by phone or email and we will try<br />
our best to accommodate you. You can also visit<br />
www.CGHeritage.org, where you can view pictures<br />
of some exhibits and sign up for our email newsletters,<br />
or follow us at facebook.com/CGHeritageMuseum.<br />
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USCG SECTOR ANCHORAGE AND<br />
THE STEVEN A. COHEN<br />
MILITARY FAMILY CLINIC<br />
TEAMWORK. That’s the standout characteristic of<br />
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage according to<br />
Taylor Waldner, Outreach Director of <strong>The</strong> Steven A.<br />
Cohen Military Family Clinic at Alaska Behavioral<br />
Health.<br />
“From Sitka to Valdez, the more I travel to different<br />
Coast Guard stations around Alaska, the more I see<br />
an element of teamwork happening,” says Waldner.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> crews are very tightly knit and can be incredibly<br />
supportive of one another.”<br />
But she points out, that closeness, coupled with the<br />
isolation that is synonymous with Alaska, presents its<br />
share of challenges. “Because they’re such small,<br />
close crews everyone feels each other’s burdens.<br />
From a mental health perspective, they can be<br />
heavily impacted by the struggles of their shipmates.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Cohen Clinic at Alaska Behavioral Health<br />
was established in 2020 to fill the gaps in care<br />
for Alaska’s military community. <strong>The</strong> clinic is part<br />
of Cohen Veterans Network, a national network of<br />
mental health clinics for post-9/11 veterans, service<br />
members and their families, providing high-quality,<br />
accessible mental health services. <strong>The</strong> network<br />
has 21 clinics across the country in states with<br />
larger Coast Guard populations such as Florida,<br />
North Carolina, Texas, and California. Since its<br />
inception, the Anchorage clinic has treated over<br />
I’m truly grateful<br />
for the fantastic<br />
partnership we have<br />
in the Last Frontier.<br />
400 individuals, with over 30% of active duty clients<br />
serving in the Coast Guard.<br />
Collaboration with Sector Anchorage command has<br />
been instrumental in enabling the clinic to have an<br />
impact in Alaska.<br />
“We are fortunate to have a clinic here in Anchorage<br />
and the team has been incredible in supporting my<br />
members at Sector Anchorage, as well as my remote<br />
units throughout Alaska who don't have easy access<br />
to behavioral health resources,” says U.S. Coast<br />
Guard Captain Leanne Lusk, Commander of Sector<br />
Anchorage.<br />
In serving the Coast Guard population in Alaska,<br />
Clinic Director MaryBeth Goodman says that flexibility<br />
is key, “Something that we do, which is so important,<br />
is we meet our clients where they’re at. Telehealth<br />
allows us to connect with clients across the state in<br />
even the most remote of areas. Our individualized<br />
care enables us to cater to the Coast Guard life. For<br />
example, if someone is interested in engaging in<br />
care, but they know they will soon be shipping out<br />
for a few months, we can work with their schedule to<br />
address their challenges and help them build those<br />
necessary skills as they head out to sea.”<br />
While Coast Guardsmen and women are engaging<br />
in care themselves, Waldner says they’re most<br />
enthusiastic when they find out that their families can<br />
be treated as well. “People always come up to me<br />
after a briefing and say things like, ‘My wife struggles<br />
with anxiety, this would be great for her.’ Or ‘My kid<br />
is having some issues and we’ve been looking for a<br />
good provider.’ <strong>The</strong>y’re thankful to learn that the clinic<br />
is a resource for the entire family.”<br />
CAPT Lusk adds, “I’m truly grateful for the fantastic<br />
partnership we have in the Last Frontier.”<br />
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Left to right: President & CEO of Cohen Veterans Network<br />
Dr. Anthony Hassan; Cohen Clinic at Alaska Behavioral<br />
Health Clinic Director MaryBeth Goodman; U.S. Coast<br />
Guard CAPT Leanne Lusk, Commander, Sector<br />
Anchorage; Cohen Clinic at Alaska Behavioral Health<br />
Outreach Director Taylor Waldner; Command Senior<br />
Chief Joe Zrelak<br />
Front row left to right: Joe Zrelak, Command Senior Chief;<br />
MaryBeth Goodman, Clinic Director; Joseph LaCue, incoming<br />
Command Senior Chief.<br />
Back row left to right: Gabriel Acosta Ketchikan, Command<br />
Senior Chief; Phil Waldron, Kodiak Command Master Chief;<br />
Taylor Waldner, Outreach Director; Kelly McCarthy, Sitka<br />
Master Chief Petty Officer; Tim Mason, Valdez Command Chief.<br />
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U.S. COAST GUARD INFORMATION ACTIVE DUTY<br />
C<strong>2022</strong><br />
INSPIRATIONAL<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
AWARD<br />
WINNERS<br />
By Janki Patel, MyCG Staff<br />
Every year, the Inspirational Leadership Awards recognize Coast<br />
Guard active duty, reservists, civilians, and auxiliary volunteers who<br />
best exemplify the Coast Guard’s Core Values of Honor, Respect, and<br />
Devotion to Duty. Award recipients receive a personal phone call from<br />
either the Commandant ADM Karl L. Schultz or Master Chief Petty Officer<br />
of the Coast Guard Jason Vanderhaden.<br />
“Exceptional. Dedication. Leadership. Each of the winners exemplify<br />
these descriptors in their own, unique way,” said CAPT Julie Kuck, deputy<br />
director, Civilian Human Resources, Diversity and Leadership.<br />
<strong>2022</strong> AWARD RECIPIENTS:<br />
Captain John G. Witherspoon Inspirational<br />
Leadership Award<br />
<strong>The</strong> oldest of the ILAs, named for the second<br />
African American officer to command a Coast<br />
Guard cutter and the first African American to<br />
command a Coast Guard shore unit, Witherspoon<br />
was recognized as a leader, mentor and pioneer<br />
who commanded respect.<br />
Active Duty Recipient: Lieutenant<br />
Commander Roberto Concepcion, Office of<br />
Specialized Capabilities<br />
LCDR Roberto Concepcion’s leadership<br />
philosophy is one of compassion, guided by<br />
five tenants: visible commitment, humility,<br />
cultural and emotional intelligence, and effective<br />
collaboration. He tirelessly works to attract<br />
underrepresented minorities to the Service<br />
by building relationships with key centers of<br />
influence to improve diversity within the Coast<br />
Guard. He meticulously networks to build<br />
robust connections and expand collaboration<br />
opportunities among the Affinity Group Council,<br />
Recruiting Command, and the Office of Diversity<br />
and Inclusion.<br />
Specifically, he fosters strategic partnerships<br />
with schools that serve predominantly minority<br />
populations to help boost diversity in the College<br />
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Exceptional.<br />
Dedication.<br />
Leadership. Each of<br />
the winners exemplify<br />
these descriptors in<br />
their own, unique way.<br />
ACTIVE DUTY<br />
—CAPT Julie Kuck<br />
Deputy Director, Civilian<br />
Human Resources, Diversity and<br />
Leadership.<br />
doing the right thing and has been a staunch<br />
advocate for all. She ensured injured members<br />
received access to medical care, drafted<br />
21 administrative remarks, and individually<br />
counseled members on the mandatory vaccine<br />
requirements.<br />
Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative Program.<br />
He helped formulate and implement key diversity<br />
recruiting strategies, which revitalized minority<br />
diversity recruiting initiatives Service-wide. This<br />
resulted in assigning more than 80 Minority<br />
Servicing Institution Ambassadors to support the<br />
nationwide minority officer recruiting efforts. His<br />
efforts within these underrepresented communities<br />
will have a lasting impact on the Service.<br />
Reserve Recipient: Lieutenant Sara Cole,<br />
Coast Guard Port Security Unit 305<br />
LT Sara Cole is a respected officer at Port<br />
Security Unit 305 because she rigorously<br />
adheres to the highest ethical principles, while<br />
providing compassionate leadership. She<br />
is a go-to resource for the command on any<br />
policy guidance and provided members with<br />
counseling on enlisted evaluation reports, reenlistment<br />
criteria, bonus eligibility, government<br />
travel credit card violations, and drug and alcohol<br />
abuse.<br />
With integrity beyond reproach, she is known for<br />
Her actions are done with genuine kindness<br />
that make her approachable for all ranks. Even<br />
when members didn’t agree with the Coast<br />
Guard’s final decisions, each member ultimately<br />
felt valued, appreciating the time, attention and<br />
respect she gave them. Cole’s innate desire to<br />
help others extended beyond the Coast Guard as<br />
she provided aid at a car accident in advance<br />
of emergency services and assisted fellow fire<br />
academy recruits with difficulties while providing<br />
them support and encouragement to persevere.<br />
Inspirational Leadership Award<br />
Named after a pioneer for women and African<br />
Americans in the Coast Guard admired for<br />
her devotion, exemplary leadership and<br />
professionalism, MCPO Angela McShan<br />
was the first African American woman to be<br />
promoted to master chief petty officer. She had<br />
been slated to become the chief of yeoman<br />
A-school prior to her untimely passing.<br />
Active Duty Recipient: Chief Petty Officer<br />
Michael Rushane, marine science technician,<br />
Sector <strong>Long</strong> Island Sound<br />
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CPO Michael Rushane fosters an environment<br />
in which everyone feels valued and<br />
empowered to ensure effectiveness and<br />
timely mission execution. This approach<br />
applies, whether it is conducting a vessel<br />
examination to ensure oceangoing ships are<br />
fit for operation, responding to a pollution<br />
incident, identifying critical safety or security<br />
issues at waterfront facilities, or executing<br />
Honor Guard and military funeral duties.<br />
Rushane has been a staunch advocate for the<br />
Women's Leadership Initiative, an organization<br />
created to foster diversity through inclusion.<br />
His work helped encourage others to speak up<br />
about injustices they see in the workplace and<br />
offered tangible solutions to create a supportive<br />
environment based on eliminating negative<br />
and unproductive behaviors. <strong>The</strong> Chief further<br />
showcased his dedication to the workforce<br />
through spearheading a Women’s Equality<br />
Day event, which hosted a panel of speakers<br />
including the vice commandant, First District<br />
commander, retired Coast Guard admiral, City of<br />
Bridgeport Chief of Police and a Seventh District<br />
sector commander.<br />
Rushane’s enthusiasm for mentoring and<br />
coaching was evident in all that he did<br />
throughout the Chief's Mess and sector, and<br />
in his leadership of the sector’s marine science<br />
technicians. He hosted several cadets from the<br />
Coast Guard Academy and Officer Candidates<br />
to offer familiarization on Coast Guard missions<br />
and Sector operations. He also managed the<br />
sector’s Prevention and Response Department<br />
professional development for members. Chief's<br />
encouragement and advice led to six junior<br />
members pursuing graduate and undergraduate<br />
degrees to further their professional competence<br />
and expertise, and to some of the highest service<br />
wide scores in the Coast Guard.<br />
Reserve Recipient: Chief Petty Officer Rafael<br />
Ortiz, maritime enforcement specialist,<br />
Coast Guard Reserve Unit SOUTHCOM<br />
CPO Rafael Ortiz is a leader who unfailingly<br />
supports and guides the command and<br />
models our core values in all aspects of his<br />
life. His eagerness, passion, and insight are<br />
invaluable to the professional development for<br />
officers and enlisted.<br />
Ortiz demonstrated superior leadership<br />
volunteering to support SOUTHCOM operations<br />
for the August 2021 Haiti earthquake and<br />
subsequent humanitarian assistance/<br />
disaster response. Acting as the Coast Guard<br />
Liaison Officer, he prioritized capabilities and<br />
managed limited resources against mounting<br />
and competing demands. Ortiz’s exceptional<br />
leadership directly impacted JTF-Haiti’s ability to<br />
mobilize 19 helicopters, six ships, eight transport<br />
aircraft, and approximately 1,200 response<br />
members. He was also instrumental in the delivery<br />
of almost 600,000 pounds of humanitarian cargo<br />
(food, water, medical equipment, and other<br />
critical relief supplies), and assistance or rescue<br />
of 477 people.<br />
Combatant Commands are notoriously good<br />
opportunities for officers to gain proficiency in<br />
joint operations, making them diverse leaders<br />
capable of partnering and coordinating<br />
operations with Department of Defense entities.<br />
Through Ortiz’s leadership and insight, enlisted<br />
members are increasing their footprint at reserve<br />
unit SOUTHCOM and gaining unprecedented<br />
opportunities to contribute to and benefit from<br />
the knowledge transfers associated with such<br />
an assignment. Recognizing the skillsets and<br />
professional knowledge enlisted members offer,<br />
he researched and compiled the ideal E-PAL<br />
to maximize impact to operations and ensure<br />
opportunities for growth and advancement for<br />
the enlisted member. His dedication to diversity<br />
resulted in a 500% increase in junior enlisted<br />
assignments to the command.<br />
Chief Ortiz is a servant leader, dedicated to the<br />
betterment of the unit, reserve program, and<br />
the Coast Guard as a whole. In addition to his<br />
dedication to the service, Ortiz is devoted to his<br />
local community. As the president of his local<br />
motorcycle club, he spearheaded efforts to raise<br />
approximately $4,000 to purchase Christmas<br />
gifts for local families in need.<br />
George R. Putnam Inspirational<br />
Leadership Award<br />
Recognizing a Coast Guard civilian employee<br />
and named for the first commissioner of the U.S.<br />
Lighthouse Service. He exemplified inspirational<br />
leadership and his accomplishments during<br />
civilian service have stood the test of time,<br />
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including benefits such as annual leave,<br />
paid sick leave, and a retirement system for<br />
Lighthouse Service employees. He was known<br />
for his courage and conviction, innovation and<br />
dedication to serving humanity.<br />
Recipient: Charlie Coiro, Leadership<br />
Development Center, New London, CT<br />
Charlie Coiro is a distinguished person of<br />
character, competence, conviction, and<br />
innovation. He continually inspires others through<br />
his personal leadership approach in answering:<br />
“What did I do today to positively impact Coast<br />
Guard leaders?” Coiro’s impact on other<br />
members, units, and the entire Coast Guard is<br />
unequalled. His organizational impact includes<br />
competently developing Coast Guard leaders,<br />
acting on his convictions to create environments<br />
of more inclusivity, and delivering innovative<br />
leadership interventions to help units solve a<br />
myriad of problems and attain mission execution<br />
excellence.<br />
Coiro demonstrated superb leadership and<br />
initiative in executing 14 course offerings,<br />
delivering inspirational leader development<br />
content that enriched 276 members, cultivating<br />
a culture of respect and inclusivity. Coiro has<br />
positively influenced the entire organization with<br />
over 500 units’ leaders impacted by his expert<br />
tutelage and he has inspired leaders of all ranks<br />
and responsibilities in over 100 classes for<br />
five different Leadership Development Center<br />
courses.<br />
In the past year, he led over 20 leader support<br />
efforts consisting of more than 300 hours<br />
of customized instruction and focus group<br />
meetings. <strong>The</strong>se interventions focused on<br />
improving workplace climate, developing unit<br />
leaders, re-energizing the unit Leadership and<br />
Development Advisory Council, or conducting<br />
strategic alignment.<br />
Commodore Charles S. Greanoff<br />
Inspirational Leadership Award<br />
This award respect to a leader instrumental in<br />
shaping the Auxiliary into the organization it is<br />
today. Greanoff achieved the Auxiliary’s highest<br />
position of National Commodore, and his spirit<br />
epitomizes the criteria recognized by this award<br />
for a Coast Guard Auxiliarist.<br />
Recipient: Flotilla Commander Ralph<br />
Gregory Hendricks, District 7<br />
As Flotilla Commander, Hendricks observed<br />
a critical need for boat crew qualification<br />
examinations this year. He rose to the<br />
challenge and provided leadership above and<br />
beyond to organize and coordinate divisionwide<br />
preparations. He organized patrol dates<br />
and training locations, coordinated surface<br />
facilities, and lead single and two boat onwater<br />
exercises. In 2021, he provided 24<br />
hours of classroom instruction and 83 hours<br />
of on-water training for boat crew members<br />
who needed to re-certify.<br />
In his role as Flotilla Commander and<br />
the Auxiliary Unit Coordinator, Hendricks<br />
strengthened the relationship between the<br />
local Auxiliary and the Station Port Canaveral<br />
command and crew. Urgent staffing needs<br />
within critical areas of the station drove him<br />
to reach out to all of Division 7 for immediate<br />
assistance. This included radio watch<br />
standers, culinary assistants, and rescue<br />
and survival system personal protective<br />
equipment inspectors. Hendricks quickly<br />
established a goal that far exceeded the<br />
station’s expectations. As a result, the station<br />
now has two auxiliary members working a<br />
regular watch standing shift each week, with<br />
three others nearing completion of their radio<br />
watch standing training.<br />
As a result of the excellent job performed by<br />
the Flotilla’s culinary assistants, the request<br />
for additional assistance has grown to include<br />
the Coast Guard Cutter CONFIDENCE.<br />
<strong>The</strong> cutter’s commanding officer has since<br />
extended an offer for members to go underway<br />
due to demonstrated professionalism, skills,<br />
and rapport.<br />
Captain David H. Jarvis Award for<br />
Inspirational Leadership<br />
<strong>The</strong> longest rescue mission ever undertaken in<br />
Coast Guard history was led by CAPT Jarvis. He<br />
received a Gold Medal of Honor at the request<br />
of President William McKinley in recognition of<br />
this effort, now known as the Overland Relief<br />
Expedition. Presented in partnership with the<br />
Navy League.<br />
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Recipient: Commander Tom Przybyla, Coast<br />
Guard Cutter POLAR STAR<br />
CDR Przybyla’s leadership was instrumental to<br />
the success of the Coast Guard’s first winter<br />
Arctic icebreaker deployment in 40 years. At his<br />
urging, the crew battled through hurricane force<br />
winds, constantly shifting sea ice, and weeks of<br />
unremitting darkness, including 11 days that the<br />
sun did not rise. <strong>The</strong>y persevered through the 82-<br />
day deployment without the reprieve of port calls<br />
or liberty. He inspired the crew to brave these<br />
harsh and unforgiving conditions by invoking the<br />
words of David Jarvis on the Overland expedition:<br />
“you must never dwell too much on the dangers<br />
or sufferings, lest others question your courage.”<br />
Przybyla’s leadership was especially important<br />
during POLAR STAR’s fifth consecutive dry<br />
dock away from homeport. Recognizing the<br />
toll that back-to-back dry docks were taking<br />
on the crew and their families, he worked with<br />
CG-1 and Pacific Area to refine and implement<br />
a “People Plan” to honor the sacrifices of the<br />
crew. Przybyla addressed operational tempo by<br />
rotating sections of the crew back to homeport<br />
for four-week blocks.<br />
Earlier this year, POLAR STAR participated<br />
in Operation Deep Freeze, supporting the U.S.<br />
Antarctic Program, enabling groundbreaking<br />
science for the betterment of humankind, and<br />
fulfilling presidential mandates to maintain<br />
an active and influential presence on the<br />
southernmost continent. Przybyla’s leadership<br />
has been crucial in preparing the ship and<br />
crew for the first Antarctic deployment in 21<br />
months, and training 133 new crew members<br />
to accomplish the mission. More than 80<br />
crewmembers aboard have never been to<br />
Antarctica.<br />
Douglas A. Munro Inspirational Leadership<br />
Award<br />
<strong>The</strong> Munro Award recognizes a Coast Guard<br />
enlisted member who has demonstrated<br />
outstanding leadership. <strong>The</strong> winner of the award<br />
receives an automatic merit promotion. Presented<br />
in partnership with the Navy League.<br />
Recipient: Petty Officer Third Class Bryan<br />
L. Beck, machinery technician, Coast Guard<br />
Cutter DAUNTLESS<br />
PO3 Beck led a team of junior petty officers and<br />
non-rated members through an emergency turbo<br />
charger change on the number one main diesel<br />
engine. Working through the night during a port<br />
call, Beck’s technical ability and can-do attitude<br />
was key in replacing the 1,500-pound turbo.<br />
Following a catastrophe generator casualty<br />
in April 2020, Beck rallied the crew to replace<br />
the generator set without the support of a local<br />
maintenance augmentation team in Pensacola,<br />
FL. Using ship’s force saved the Coast Guard<br />
over $10,000 in comparable commercial cost,<br />
keeping DAUNTLESS safe to sail.<br />
Beck consistently provides hands-on training to<br />
newly-reported members, as well as facilitating<br />
pre-boards to ensure maximum support<br />
throughout the qualification process. Beck’s<br />
dedication to others directly contributed to<br />
multiple members receiving watch-standing<br />
qualifications as well as other necessary<br />
underway, cutter-specific qualifications.<br />
PO3 Beck possesses the ability to create and<br />
maintain a positive culture where the differences<br />
of all members are respected, so that all could<br />
achieve their full potential and maximize their<br />
contributions. Beck enthusiastically serves as<br />
the DAUNTLESS command’s appointed lay<br />
leader leading divine services underway since<br />
May 2019. He has acted with strategic intent to<br />
ensure optimization of resources, influenced the<br />
success of major operations or programs, and<br />
achieved operational excellence.<br />
FUTURE NOMINATIONS<br />
For full citations on the <strong>2022</strong><br />
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A RIVER RAN<br />
THROUGH IT:<br />
RESERVE MST COORDINATES<br />
WATER RESCUE FOR 100+<br />
HOTEL GUESTS<br />
Story by Anastasia Devlin, Reservist Magazine<br />
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PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS MICHAEL<br />
SATURNINO'S LEADERSHIP, INITIATIVE, AND<br />
TRAINING WERE TESTED DURING HURRICANE<br />
IDA IN SEPTEMBER 2021.<br />
<strong>The</strong> thing is, he wasn’t even on duty.<br />
Saturnino and his family had flown to<br />
Philadelphia from Alaska for his brother’s<br />
wedding. Michael was the best man, and he<br />
and his wife Victoria were also eager to show<br />
off their six-week old daughter, Eretrea, to<br />
the extended family. Saturnino had recently<br />
transferred to the Reserve to work on his<br />
master’s degree and spend time with his new<br />
family.<br />
While the tail end of Hurricane Ida didn’t<br />
interrupt their flights, the weather was still<br />
rough, especially by their hotel, a Residence<br />
Inn, near a bend in the Schuylkill River. Though<br />
it wasn’t full, a number of guests had evacuated<br />
there because their own homes had been lost<br />
in floods from previous storms.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> part of me that usually checks NOAA<br />
ERMA weather tracker was looking to see what<br />
the latest forecasts and hurricane tracks were<br />
headed," Saturnino joked.<br />
After a day of sightseeing and a large family<br />
dinner, Saturnino had to pass through a barricade<br />
to drop off his wife and daughter. <strong>The</strong> intense rain<br />
and winds were getting worse.<br />
He parked the car while Victoria put their<br />
daughter to bed, but she called his cell, relaying<br />
new information from the front desk—local police<br />
recommended moving cars to higher ground.<br />
Saturnino had an uneasy feeling. He called the<br />
Borough of Conshohocken, trying to track down<br />
the exact warning. Was it to evacuate the cars?<br />
Or evacuate the people?<br />
"I was thinking, 'Something about this doesn’t<br />
make sense; it doesn’t feel right.'"<br />
He eyed the pace of the water now running over<br />
his shoes and down the street, debating whether<br />
to move his little family to another hotel. He knew<br />
last-minute decisions could be disastrous.<br />
In his early 20’s, Saturnino had been a swiftwater<br />
rescue technician with the State of California—<br />
trained to rescue people trapped in floods, rivers,<br />
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and fast ocean currents. This built on his history<br />
as an Eagle Scout, an ocean lifeguard, and<br />
complemented his work on a bachelor’s degree<br />
in emergency and disaster management.<br />
After hearing about Coast Guard rescue<br />
swimmers doing similar work, he enlisted in 2013,<br />
but he decided on a different field after rupturing<br />
his Achilles tendon while training. He realized<br />
he’d found his calling in emergency response<br />
management as he finished his degree and,<br />
empowered by his active duty commands, used<br />
his education to plan post-hurricane recovery.<br />
He found that marine science technicians also<br />
had a big part in emergency responses, and he<br />
chose to attend MST A-school school in 2018.<br />
MSTs are responsible for a significant part of<br />
the Coast Guard’s planning for prevention and<br />
response operations.<br />
In addition, when the newly minted MST3<br />
Saturnino arrived at Marine Safety Unit Texas<br />
City, he threw himself into getting multiple<br />
qualifications like pollution responder and<br />
federal on-scene coordinator representative.<br />
He also obtained a litany of Incident Command<br />
System qualifications, including division group<br />
supervisor, liaison officer, situation unit leader,<br />
resource unit leader, and work toward both<br />
operations and planning section chief.<br />
His Coast Guard mentors in the Gulf empowered<br />
him to seek greater responsibility and to trust his<br />
own decisions. To say that Saturnino had been<br />
training for this day for the last ten years would<br />
be an understatement.<br />
As he considered the scarcity of answers,<br />
he watched the water level inch up the tires<br />
of a nearby Honda Civic. He finally called the<br />
emergency manager for the city.<br />
"Basically," I said, "I’m an emergency manager<br />
from another state, I don’t know your AOR or your<br />
vulnerabilities, but I come from the Gulf, and I’ve<br />
been doing hurricane response for the last three<br />
"I'm an emergency manager from another state, I don't<br />
know your AOR or your vulnerabilities, but I come from<br />
the Gulf, and I've been doing hurricane response for the<br />
last three years. <strong>The</strong>se are my concerns."<br />
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years. <strong>The</strong>se are my concerns," said Saturnino.<br />
<strong>The</strong> dispatcher hadn’t realized there were people<br />
still in the hotel, but said he would relay the info.<br />
Over the past hour he’d been on the phone,<br />
the water had risen nearly 14 inches. His family<br />
and more than 100 other people at the hotel<br />
were trapped.<br />
With his daughter sleeping soundly upstairs,<br />
Saturnino reached out to the hotel manager to<br />
offer help. Overwhelmed with guest concerns,<br />
the manager was grateful for his assistance.<br />
Saturnino also reached out to the police<br />
dispatcher to let them know he was ready to help<br />
with whatever they needed.<br />
His experience told him that when floodwaters<br />
rise, it can take a few days until they recede,<br />
possibly up to a week.<br />
"<strong>The</strong> first 72 hours of a response are usually the<br />
best 72 hours,” said Saturnino. “Most people<br />
have enough to get through that time period, but<br />
after that, you start to run out of [supplies]. I was<br />
trying to figure out if we had enough.”<br />
He began to work on a logistics plan for the hotel,<br />
for guest medical concerns, an evacuation plan<br />
for the elderly and disabled, and for rationing the<br />
hotel’s limited amount of food.<br />
By midnight, the Civic was under water, and<br />
three feet of water filled the hotel’s first floor. He<br />
went room to room and floor to floor, knocking<br />
on doors, alerting guests.<br />
By 4am, the first floor was full of water and<br />
coming up the internal staircases to the second<br />
floor. Saturnino constantly updated local Fire<br />
Marshal Tim Gunning as they worked through the<br />
evac scenarios. <strong>The</strong>y also found a way to work<br />
with swiftwater rescue techs to relay preventative<br />
meds for a guest with epilepsy.<br />
By 10am, the water receded enough for first<br />
responders to begin evacuation. <strong>The</strong> fire marshal<br />
approved Saturnino’s plan to take people out<br />
through the large doors of the hotel lobby—those<br />
with medical issues first, then children with their<br />
parents, and then others.<br />
By 2pm, evacuations became mandatory.<br />
Flood waters had thrown several cars into the<br />
hotel walls, which risked the structural integrity<br />
of the building.<br />
Taking two backpacks stuffed with baby<br />
supplies, the little Saturnino family boarded a<br />
high water rescue vehicle—the last three to leave.<br />
Everything else they’d brought for the wedding,<br />
including Michael’s tuxedo and Victoria’s gown,<br />
"He then removed doors from entry ways to allow small<br />
boats to enter the lobby, fitted guests with lifejackets,<br />
and directed the use of highwater vehicles to rescue<br />
guests, waiting for all to reach safety prior to<br />
affecting his own family's evacuation."<br />
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In November 2021,<br />
the command of<br />
Sector Anchorage<br />
presented Saturnino<br />
with the Coast Guard<br />
Commendation Medal.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> letter from the Conshohocken’s city manager,<br />
fire marshal, and emergency management<br />
coordinator detailed his actions.<br />
were left behind. But they were safe and together,<br />
as were all of the hotel guests.<br />
A few hours after the evacuation, his sister called<br />
him and said a SWAT truck had dropped off<br />
their bags at their new hotel. Baffled, Saturnino<br />
ran downstairs to see the bags he’d had to<br />
abandon at the old hotel, neatly packed and<br />
left for him. He was shocked.<br />
"[<strong>The</strong> chief of police] said it was the least<br />
they could do," said Saturnino with a laugh,<br />
and happily, the wedding went off without<br />
another hitch.<br />
Though he directed all credit to the first<br />
responders, the Borough of Conshohocken sent<br />
a letter to Saturnino’s command, requesting an<br />
award for him.<br />
CDR Kevin Shmihluk, senior Reserve officer for<br />
Sector Anchorage, said he was amazed by the<br />
story, but that Saturnino’s actions were par for<br />
the course.<br />
"He’s such a high-performing individual," said<br />
Shmihluk. "You can just tell that when he speaks,<br />
the rest of his peers listen. He carries weight<br />
when he speaks, and he communicates in a very<br />
mature way."<br />
"Acting as on-scene leader, [Saturnino]<br />
liaised directly with the chief of police<br />
and fire marshal, providing critical to<br />
continuous updates for their situational<br />
awareness. When the floodwaters engulfed<br />
the lower lobby, he worked alongside the<br />
first responders to execute the mandatory<br />
evacuation. He then removed doors from<br />
entry ways to allow small boats to enter<br />
the lobby, fitted guests with lifejackets,<br />
and directed the use of highwater vehicles<br />
to rescue guests, waiting for all to reach<br />
safety prior to affecting his own family’s<br />
evacuation. Our first responders wanted<br />
to make sure [Petty Officer] Saturnino was<br />
recognized for his actions."<br />
In November 2021, the command of Sector<br />
Anchorage presented Saturnino with the Coast<br />
Guard Commendation Medal. He was floored.<br />
"He’s a selfless person in general," said Shmihluk,<br />
"and everything he did that day is just indicative<br />
of who he is."<br />
Saturnino was humbled by the attention the case<br />
got, and said he was just glad he was able to use<br />
his training, and make sure no one got hurt.<br />
"I love my job," he said. "I love response. I love<br />
what I do."<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD INFORMATION<br />
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RETIREMENTS<br />
ADAMS, SAMUEL<br />
AKRIDGE, RAHSAUN<br />
ALGER, CRAIG<br />
ALLEN, JAMES<br />
ALVAREZ, ANDREW<br />
AMARAL, VICTOR<br />
ANDERSON, DEWEY<br />
ARTZ, RUSSELL<br />
ASTON, ANDY<br />
AUST, JEREMY<br />
AVERITT, WENDELL<br />
BACK, BRANDON<br />
BATT, BRIAN<br />
BAUMGARDNER, ROBERT<br />
BENNETT, TONY<br />
BERRY, DONALD<br />
BILLEDEAUX, BRUCE<br />
BISHOP, STEPHEN<br />
BLANCHARD, BRANDON<br />
BLANCO, ROLANDO<br />
BLATCHLEY, BRADLEY<br />
BODNAR, CHRISTINE<br />
BOGDANOVICH, JEFFREY<br />
BOGGS, HERBERT<br />
BOIVIN, ROBERT<br />
BOOKER, WILLIAM<br />
BRANNER, SCOTT<br />
BRIGGS, JAY<br />
BRIM, RICHARD<br />
BRINKMAN, JOHN<br />
BROWN, SAMUEL<br />
BUCKLEY, JACOB<br />
BYRKET, GLENN<br />
CALHOUN, JOHN<br />
USCG<br />
CAMPBELL, JAMES<br />
MK2<br />
SK1<br />
CS1<br />
HSC<br />
HS1<br />
BMC<br />
OS2<br />
DC2<br />
MK3<br />
SK1<br />
ISC<br />
MKC<br />
MSSD4<br />
BM1<br />
EM1<br />
AMTC<br />
LT<br />
F&S3<br />
ELC4<br />
INV3<br />
MECM<br />
SKC<br />
CDR<br />
LCDR<br />
ET1<br />
LT<br />
LCDR<br />
LCDR<br />
FSC<br />
OSS4<br />
SK2<br />
MSSE3<br />
MK3<br />
AST1<br />
CDR<br />
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CARTER, THOMAS<br />
CASTILLO-TORRES, JAVIER<br />
CASWELL, WYATT<br />
CAZER, WILSON<br />
CICINELLI, NEENA<br />
CLARKE, KAREEM<br />
CLAYTON, JACOB<br />
CODY, SEAN<br />
COLLINS, WILLIAM<br />
COLMER, MATTHEW<br />
CORAL, JEFFREY<br />
DAHL, JASON<br />
DAUGHERTY, STEVEN<br />
DELACRUZ, DARWIN<br />
DELGADO, ISMAEL<br />
DEMARCO, VINCENT<br />
DEWEY, JOHN<br />
DIEDRICKS, STEPHANIE<br />
DIX, JAMES<br />
DODGEN, TOBIAS<br />
DONOVAN, EDWARD<br />
DOWNTON, AMY<br />
DUFFICY, JAMES<br />
DYKE, JEREMIAH<br />
ELDRIDGE, KEVIN<br />
ELROD, CHRISTERFER<br />
FANGMAN, JAMES<br />
FIGUEROA, CARLOS<br />
FINGLEMAN, CHRISTOPHER<br />
FISCHER, MATTHEW<br />
FLEMING, STEPHEN<br />
FLORES, ANGELA<br />
FORMOSA, JAMES<br />
FRANKLIN, MICHAEL<br />
FRISK, THEODORE<br />
BM1<br />
EMC<br />
SN<br />
ET1<br />
MECM<br />
SK1<br />
LT<br />
MSSE3<br />
BM2<br />
LCDR<br />
ETCS<br />
AST1<br />
BMCM<br />
CS1<br />
GM1<br />
EM1<br />
CDR<br />
GMC<br />
MSSD3<br />
OS1<br />
MKCM<br />
LT<br />
EMCS<br />
SK1<br />
MKC<br />
DC1<br />
OS1<br />
AET1<br />
BMC<br />
MSTC<br />
OS1<br />
SK1<br />
LT<br />
MKC<br />
ENS<br />
05-12-<strong>2022</strong><br />
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FRYE, STEVEN<br />
GAGUSKI, ALBERT<br />
GARRETT, EDDIE<br />
GAULKE, THOMAS<br />
GAY, CHESTER<br />
GEIGEL, EFRAIN<br />
GERKENS, KYLE<br />
GIBSON, WAYNE<br />
GLEASON, SEAN<br />
GLOSSON, SEAN<br />
GOLDSMITH, BRIAN<br />
GONZALEZ, JESUS<br />
GOODMAN, TRACEY<br />
GOSHORN, JOHN<br />
GOWITZKE, JOHN<br />
GRAU, ERIC<br />
GUADA, JANUS<br />
GUZMAN, JOAQUIN<br />
HARPER, HOKE<br />
HARRINGTON, TOMMY<br />
HASELDEN, MICHAEL<br />
HATHAWAY, KELLY<br />
HAYES, DAVID<br />
HELT, JAMES<br />
HENDERSON, TARIK<br />
HERBST, JAMES<br />
HERNANDEZ, NICHOLAS<br />
HOAG, ANDREW<br />
HOGAN, KELLY<br />
HOLBROOK, ROBERT<br />
HOLLAND, GERALD<br />
LCDR<br />
MKC<br />
MK1<br />
CS1<br />
AMT2<br />
EMCM<br />
OSC<br />
GMC<br />
ISM2<br />
YN1<br />
ISC<br />
MK2<br />
YNC<br />
CDR<br />
DC2<br />
OS1<br />
MK1<br />
CS1<br />
AETC<br />
MK1<br />
OSC<br />
SK1<br />
LT<br />
BMC<br />
MK1<br />
ETC<br />
ITC<br />
LCDR<br />
CS1<br />
CS3<br />
OS2<br />
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HORNICK, ROBERT<br />
HUNT, MATTHEW<br />
HVINDEN, SHANE<br />
ILLY, JAMES<br />
ING, DAVID<br />
ISLER, ROY<br />
JANOWIEC, RYAN<br />
JASKOLSKI, RAYMOND<br />
JENKS, JAMES<br />
JOHANNESSEN, GREGORY<br />
JONES, KAREN<br />
JOY, JUAN<br />
JUSTICE, DANIEL<br />
KALUA, KEOLA<br />
KARLSGODT, JAMES<br />
KELLY, THOMAS<br />
KENERLY, STACY<br />
KING, SIMSON<br />
KLOTZ, KNUTE<br />
KONYHA, CHRISTOPHER<br />
KRAMER, MARK<br />
KRUEGER, BRUCE<br />
KUSEK, JOSEPH<br />
LAFFERTY, MICHAEL<br />
LANDOSKY, GREGORY<br />
LAVASSEUR, GREGG<br />
LAWSON, BARRY<br />
LEONARD, LUCAS<br />
LETOURNEAU, DOMINICK<br />
LINCOLN, MICHAEL<br />
LIVINGSTONE, JOHN<br />
LCDR<br />
LCDR<br />
MEC<br />
EM1<br />
IT1<br />
MSTCS<br />
BM1<br />
CSC<br />
CDR<br />
AVI4<br />
CDR<br />
INV4<br />
AMTC<br />
EMC<br />
EMCS<br />
BMC<br />
BMC<br />
OSS2<br />
MST1<br />
ET1<br />
OS1<br />
SKC<br />
LCDR<br />
ETC<br />
LCDR<br />
SKC<br />
MKC<br />
AMTC<br />
YN1<br />
AETC<br />
LT<br />
03-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
03-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
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U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
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Chief Commissaryman and WW-II veteran Robert Manges arrives at Base Portsmouth to celebrate his 100-year<br />
birthday on May 25, <strong>2022</strong>. Manges traveled on the USS Wakefield during WWII, transporting U.S. soldiers and<br />
German prisoners back from the European theater. While at Base Portmouth, he was also given medals that he<br />
never received including the American Defense Medal, the WW-II Victory Medal, the European-African Middle<br />
Eastern Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Arctic Service Medal, and the American Campaign Medal.<br />
LOESCHE, EDWARD<br />
LOUGHLIN, CHRISTOPHER<br />
LYNCH, SEAN<br />
LYONS, EZEKIEL<br />
MAAS, MICHAEL<br />
MAGRINO, MARK<br />
MAK, NEWTON<br />
MANCINI, LUCAS<br />
MANNION, MARTHA<br />
MANTER, JEREMIAH<br />
MARSH, DEBORAH<br />
MARSH, STEVEN<br />
MARTIN, JEFFREY<br />
MARTIN, JESSICA<br />
MASTRIANNI, ROBERT<br />
MATTHEWS, KEVIN<br />
MCCOLLUM, JOSEPH<br />
MCEWEN, MICHAEL<br />
MCFADYEN, FRANCIS<br />
MCQUILLEN, KEVIN<br />
MEEHAN, BRIAN<br />
METHENY, ANDREW<br />
MIELE, TODD<br />
MILLER, PHILIP<br />
MONOSTORI, JOSEPH<br />
MOORE, COLEMAN<br />
DCC<br />
ME1<br />
MKC<br />
LCDR<br />
LCDR<br />
LCDR<br />
EM1<br />
LT<br />
CDR<br />
YN1<br />
BMCM<br />
MKC<br />
ELC4<br />
BM1<br />
SKCS<br />
MST1<br />
MST1<br />
SK3<br />
OSC<br />
LCDR<br />
BM1<br />
AMT1<br />
BMC<br />
SK1<br />
IT1<br />
BM1<br />
04-23-<strong>2022</strong><br />
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MORRIS, KENNETH<br />
MORTON, SCOTT<br />
MOWBRAY, ADAM<br />
MUELLER, ALLISON<br />
MURRAY, CRAIG<br />
MYERS, JANMICHAEL<br />
NALEO, ANTONY<br />
NAVARRO, JUAN<br />
NEDLEY, CODY<br />
NERINO, MARCUS<br />
NEWELL, ZANE<br />
NOE, DANIEL<br />
NOWADNICK, JEANETTE<br />
NULL, PHILLIP<br />
OFALT, EDMUND<br />
ORTIZ, RAYMOND<br />
OWEN, DANIEL<br />
PACHECO, STEVEN<br />
PANNONE, TIMOTHY<br />
PAQUETTE, TODD<br />
PARENT, ROBERT<br />
PARIS, RYAN<br />
PARKER, WARD<br />
PARSONS, JAMIE<br />
PENNEY, PATRICK<br />
PEREIRA, JASON<br />
BMC<br />
MSTC<br />
MECS<br />
HS2<br />
CDR<br />
MST1<br />
AMT3<br />
ME1<br />
CS3<br />
MKC<br />
BM1<br />
MKC<br />
AMTC<br />
BMC<br />
MST1<br />
BM2<br />
LCDR<br />
EMCM<br />
LT<br />
LCDR<br />
BMC<br />
LT<br />
CDR<br />
MKC<br />
EMC<br />
MK1<br />
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PEREZ, KALEB<br />
PERU, MICHAEL<br />
PINKOWSKI, KEVIN<br />
POST, STEPHEN<br />
REA, MARK<br />
REED, JASON<br />
RICH, STEVEN<br />
RICHMOND, PATRICK<br />
RIGNEY, CHRISTIAN<br />
ROCHE, KENNETH<br />
RODRIGUE, EMILY<br />
RODRIGUEZ, MARK<br />
RODRIGUEZ, LUCIA<br />
RODRIGUEZ, MARIO<br />
ROGUSKI, JEDEDIAH<br />
ROMAN, FERNANDO<br />
ROSE, ISAIAH<br />
ROSEL, ANTHONY<br />
ROSEWALL, ANDREW<br />
ROSS, ANTHONY<br />
ROSS, RYAN<br />
SABLE, JAMES<br />
SALAZAR, THOMAS<br />
SALIMONE, LONNIE<br />
SCALESSE, ADAM<br />
SEXTON, DAVID<br />
SHACKLEFORD, JUSTIN<br />
SHURTLEFF, WILLIAM<br />
SIGMAN, RANDY<br />
SIMONDS, JEFFREY<br />
SISE, RANDALL<br />
SLINGERLAND, DAVID<br />
SMIHAL, NORMA<br />
SOLOMON, CHRISTIN<br />
SPORYSZ, ROBERT<br />
SPURGERS, JAMES<br />
STANICKI, CHARLES<br />
STEVENSON, WILLIE<br />
STEWARD, JOHN<br />
STONE, PATRICK<br />
STORMS, HANNAH<br />
STRUSS, CARL<br />
STUART, MARK<br />
STUART, MARK<br />
TEDDER, DUSTIN<br />
THOMAS, ADAM<br />
TILLEY, BRANDY<br />
TOMLINSON, TRAVIS<br />
TREMELLING, BRETT<br />
TULL, DANA<br />
UNDERWOOD, ROBERT<br />
LCDR<br />
ET1<br />
MSSE4<br />
MKC<br />
MSTC<br />
AMT1<br />
ASTC<br />
ISS3<br />
LCDR<br />
BMCM<br />
OS1<br />
OS1<br />
MK1<br />
OS2<br />
BM1<br />
SKC<br />
SN<br />
MK2<br />
AETC<br />
MLES2<br />
MKC<br />
FA<br />
MK3<br />
ISS2<br />
LT<br />
AMT1<br />
BMCS<br />
SK1<br />
BMC<br />
ELC2<br />
MK1<br />
IT2<br />
LCDR<br />
OS1<br />
ETCS<br />
MKC<br />
AMTCM<br />
ISS3<br />
HSCS<br />
OSC<br />
AET2<br />
ET1<br />
CDR<br />
ME1<br />
SK1<br />
ME1<br />
CS1<br />
MK1<br />
MEC<br />
DCC<br />
OS1<br />
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03-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
VARNADO, CHARLES<br />
VEGA, ANTONIO<br />
VIGIL, JOSE<br />
WADLEIGH, MATTHEW<br />
WAGNER, CHRISTOPHER<br />
WALL, JONATHAN<br />
WATKINS, JEFFREY<br />
WEBBER, PETER<br />
WEIK, CHRISTOPHER<br />
WESTBROOK, ROBERT<br />
WHITAKER, JAMES<br />
WICK, BRYAN<br />
WILKINSON, RA<br />
WILLIAMS, TRAVIS<br />
WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER<br />
WILLIAMS, LATOYA<br />
WINTRODE, STEVEN<br />
WOODARD, JACOB<br />
WOOLEY, JOSEPH<br />
WOZNIAK, JOSEPH<br />
WRIEDEN, JAKOB<br />
WRIGHT, THEODORE<br />
WRIGHT, MATTHEW<br />
YAROSH, JEFFREY<br />
YENGLIN, JASON<br />
YEPEZ, ENRIQUE<br />
ZAMBRANA, EMMANUEL<br />
ZELENKEWICH, TODD<br />
MLES3<br />
ETC<br />
ET1<br />
CAPT<br />
ELC4<br />
AMT1<br />
FN<br />
LCDR<br />
MK1<br />
MK1<br />
AMT1<br />
LCDR<br />
OS1<br />
AETC<br />
MST1<br />
YN1<br />
MSSD4<br />
ET2<br />
ME1<br />
BMC<br />
LCDR<br />
MKC<br />
GM1<br />
CAPT<br />
ETC<br />
SK1<br />
BOSN4<br />
MKC<br />
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05-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
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RETIREMENTS<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
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U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION RETIREMENTS<br />
ADAMS, JAMES<br />
ADKINS, SANDRA<br />
AMBROSE, TIMOTHY<br />
ATANASOFF, SARAH<br />
BALL, HARVEY<br />
BARR, AMANDA<br />
BERGERON, JON<br />
BEVERIDGE, DAVID<br />
BOEHNEN, KENNETH<br />
BONAPARTE, CHRISTL<br />
BRADY, CHRISTOPHER<br />
BROWN, SCOTT<br />
CHONG, CHAE<br />
COLBURN, SCOTT<br />
CORTESE, MARGARET<br />
CRUMP, WILLIAM<br />
DARANG, WILFRED<br />
DEJESUS, FRANCES<br />
DIGENNARO, MARGARET<br />
DONOHUE, KRISTINA<br />
ECKERT, JOHN<br />
FRANCO, JAVIER<br />
FRUCHT, DAVID<br />
GADSBY, WHITNEY<br />
GHOLSTON, SHERRI<br />
GOBOURNE, PAUL<br />
GOODWIN, ROBIN<br />
GORMAN, ANN<br />
GROSCH, KIT<br />
GUZMAN, ANA<br />
HANNER, DIANE<br />
HASTINGS, VERNA<br />
HAWASLY, RAMSEY<br />
HINZ, CARLA<br />
HOGNER, DAVID<br />
HUBBARD, LEIGH<br />
HUNT, TRAVIS<br />
JACKSON, SHARON<br />
JENNINGS, KARYL<br />
KIDD, APRIL<br />
KLEINSCHMIDT, ERICH<br />
LAMPASONE, KARA<br />
LAW, MARCELLA<br />
LEWIS, LAUREN<br />
LYSS, SHERYL<br />
MACPHERSON, GLEN<br />
MARCHAND, JOHN<br />
USPHS<br />
USCG/USPHS are addressing data reporting issues due to differences in USPHS Officer Active and Retired ranks. As these issues are being<br />
addressed, please report errors in USPHS Officer Retired ranks to Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil.<br />
LCDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
CDR<br />
LCDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
LCDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
LCDR<br />
CDR<br />
LCDR<br />
CDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
CDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
CDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
LCDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
CDR<br />
CDR<br />
CDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
CDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
CDR<br />
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05-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
04-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
05-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
10-01-2021<br />
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05-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
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03-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
03-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
05-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MORENS, DAVID<br />
MOUNTS, ANTHONY<br />
MOURIS, PAUL<br />
MURPHY, WILLIAM<br />
ONDELACY, DENMAN<br />
PABLO, MANUEL<br />
PAULI, INGRID<br />
PENA, DENNIS<br />
PEREDO-BERGER, LUZVIMINDA<br />
PRYOR, THOMAS<br />
RAYMOND, DORIS<br />
RIGGS, MARGARET<br />
ROACH, ANGIE<br />
RODDY, TIMOTHY<br />
RODRIGUE, JACQUELINE<br />
ROSS, DONALD<br />
ROWELL, WILLIAM<br />
SEJVAR, JAMES<br />
SUN, KENNETH<br />
TAYLOR, KELLY<br />
TENNYSON, LAWRENCE<br />
THOMAS, TIMOTHY<br />
TOVAREK, TODD<br />
TRAN, HUNG<br />
WEIR, CHARLES<br />
ZAH, ARDIS<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
CDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
CAPT<br />
CDR<br />
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THE LONG BLUE LINE
FRITZLER, BRADLEY<br />
JEFFERS, KELSEY<br />
NOAA<br />
CDR<br />
LT<br />
03-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
05-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MOYERS, RONALD<br />
VILLARDHOWE, RONALD<br />
CDR<br />
LT<br />
03-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
05-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RETIREMENTS<br />
COAST GUARD TRANSITION ASSISTANCE<br />
PROGRAM (TAP)<br />
TAP prepares Service Members separating or retiring from the Coast Guard for their transition to<br />
civilian life. All eligible SMs are required to complete the standardized components of the TAP.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se components are 1) Pre-separation Counseling and 2) the Transition Seminar, encompassing<br />
the Transition Goals, Plans, and Success (GPS) core curriculum.<br />
dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Human-Resources-CG-1/Health-<br />
Safety-and-Work-Life-CG-11/Office-of-Work-Life-CG-111/Transition-Assistance-Program/<br />
TRYING TO CONNECT WITH A FELLOW<br />
USCG, USPHS, OR NOAA RETIREE?<br />
If you need help connecting with a USCG, USPHS, or NOAA<br />
retiree, you may provide the individual’s name (and rank/<br />
paygrade if known), along with your contact information to:<br />
Robert Hinds, CG Retiree Services<br />
e-mail: Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil<br />
phone: 202-475-5451<br />
(An attempt to contact the individual and provide<br />
your contact information will be made by email)<br />
DO NOT SEND PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII), SUCH<br />
AS SSN, EMPID, THROUGH PUBLIC E-MAIL (E.G. AOL, G-MAIL, ECT.)<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
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TAPS<br />
TAPS<br />
DEPENDENT TAPS: To place a Dependent TAPS notice in <strong>The</strong> Retiree Newsletter, provide the dependent’s<br />
name, relationship to retiree, date of passing, and city/state to Robert Hinds at: Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil or<br />
phone: 202-475-5451.<br />
A current Coast Guard Master Decedent Affairs Officer (DAO) & Military Funeral Honors (MFH) Coordinator<br />
Roster is accessible at: dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/retiree/docs/DAO_%20MFH_Master_Roster_.<br />
xlsx?ver=2018-09-07-140443-903.<br />
CG MFH Guidance is accessible at: dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/psc/psd/docs/Military%20Funeral%20<br />
Honors%20Guidance.pdf?ver=2017-03-24-102439-577.<br />
If you need additional assistance on Casualty & Decedent affairs matters, you may contact Mr. Brian Behlke, CG<br />
Casualty Matters Chief, at Brian.R.Behlke@uscg.mil , or by phone at: 202-795-6637 (office) or 571-266-2375<br />
(24x7 work cell).<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
USCG<br />
ACKLIN, ERNEST<br />
ST PETERSBURG, FL<br />
ADAMS, RICHARD<br />
GLENDALE, AZ<br />
ADAMS, TIMOTHY<br />
MOREHEAD CITY, NC<br />
ALLEN, EDWARD<br />
ANNISTON, AL<br />
ALLEN, THOMAS<br />
PORTSMOUTH, VA<br />
ANDREWS, ERNEST<br />
STANTON, VA<br />
ANGLERO, PETER<br />
ST CLOUD, MN<br />
ASKEW, ROBERT<br />
SEVERNA PARK, MD<br />
BARMORE, DAVID<br />
POINT VENTURE, TX<br />
RADM<br />
GMC<br />
MK1<br />
COMM4<br />
EM3<br />
CWO3<br />
MKC<br />
CDR<br />
SK3<br />
RET. 11-01-1991<br />
TAPS 04-29-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 11-01-1981<br />
TAPS 05-17-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-26-2000<br />
TAPS 03-15-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 09-01-1998<br />
TAPS 02-17-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 12-31-2009<br />
TAPS 02-12-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1983<br />
TAPS 05-03-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-15-1981<br />
TAPS 03-18-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1975<br />
TAPS 03-10-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 09-29-1971<br />
TAPS 01-29-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BARNHART, THOMAS<br />
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA<br />
BARNINGER, LARRY<br />
OVIEDO, FL<br />
BARRERAS, SCOTT<br />
MOBILE, AL<br />
BAUGH, BRADFORD<br />
NINE MILE FLS, WA<br />
BAZIN, FRANK<br />
TARPON SPRINGS, FL<br />
BELL, CHARLES<br />
DUMFRIES, VA<br />
BESSETTE, EDWARD<br />
KENT, WA<br />
BIRR, STEVEN<br />
DALLAS, OR<br />
BLACK, TRACY<br />
ANACORTES, WA<br />
WEPS2<br />
LCDR<br />
GMC<br />
HSCM<br />
CWO3<br />
CDR<br />
MMCM<br />
BM2<br />
MKCS<br />
RET. 01-01-1991<br />
TAPS 04-11-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 03-29-2006<br />
TAPS 03-08-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 12-01-2000<br />
TAPS 03-06-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 01-18-2003<br />
TAPS 04-08-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 08-01-1977<br />
TAPS 03-16-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1993<br />
TAPS 04-24-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 02-14-1972<br />
TAPS 03-20-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 09-01-2016<br />
TAPS 01-30-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-01-2001<br />
TAPS 04-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
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BOUCHARD, DAVID<br />
SEMINOLE, FL<br />
EMCM<br />
RET. 06-01-1984<br />
TAPS 01-29-<strong>2022</strong><br />
COX, VERNE<br />
WEST LINN, OR<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 01-04-1984<br />
TAPS 05-11-<strong>2022</strong><br />
TAPS<br />
BOVIA, JOEL<br />
SOUTH LYON, MI<br />
F&S2<br />
RET. 07-01-1993<br />
TAPS 03-18-<strong>2022</strong><br />
CRESPO, MANUEL<br />
LAKE WALES, FL<br />
HSCS<br />
RET. 07-01-1978<br />
TAPS 03-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BROWN, RONNIE<br />
WINNABOW, NC<br />
PS1<br />
RET. 03-24-2002<br />
TAPS 03-08-<strong>2022</strong><br />
CROWELL, EVERETT<br />
SAN MARCOS, TX<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 07-01-1987<br />
TAPS 03-24-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BRYANT, ELLEN<br />
MCKINLEYVILLE, CA<br />
SK1<br />
RET. 08-30-1998<br />
TAPS 04-23-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DAMERON, RICHARD<br />
HERMISTON, OR<br />
MK1<br />
RET. 08-28-2007<br />
TAPS 04-23-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BULLARD, JASON<br />
DALLESPORT, WA<br />
AN<br />
RET. 02-20-2007<br />
TAPS 03-15-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DANIELS, AMOS<br />
PORTSMOUTH, VA<br />
LT<br />
RET. 08-01-1975<br />
TAPS 04-20-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BURDINE, MURDOCK<br />
SEMMES, AL<br />
QMCS<br />
RET. 06-01-1979<br />
TAPS 02-21-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DANIELS, PAUL<br />
GARNER, NC<br />
BMC<br />
RET. 07-01-1988<br />
TAPS 04-05-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BURNETT, MICHAEL<br />
BROOKSVILLE, FL<br />
LCDR<br />
RET. 12-01-1983<br />
TAPS 03-17-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DANNER, TERRY<br />
OMAHA, NE<br />
QM1<br />
RET. 04-01-1990<br />
TAPS 01-29-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BUTLER, JOHN<br />
SEABROOK, NH<br />
BMCM<br />
RET. 10-01-1977<br />
TAPS 05-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DAQUIL, IGMEDIO<br />
SHORELINE, WA<br />
FSC<br />
RET. 07-01-1979<br />
TAPS 09-27-2021<br />
CADDELL, GLENN<br />
SUMMERVILLE, SC<br />
SKC<br />
RET. 11-01-2004<br />
TAPS 04-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DARE, JAMES<br />
CHESAPEAKE, VA<br />
FS1<br />
RET. 09-14-2009<br />
TAPS 04-18-<strong>2022</strong><br />
CAPOANO, ANTHONY<br />
BRICKTOWN, NJ<br />
CARAWAN, WILLIAM<br />
PINETOWN, NC<br />
CARPENTER, JEFFREY<br />
GOOSE CREEK, SC<br />
CARPENTER, HARRY<br />
MILWAUKIE, OR<br />
CHOLOMITIS, JOHN<br />
ATLANTA, GA<br />
COLEMAN, WILLIE<br />
MOREHEAD CTY, NC<br />
COLEMAN, BRIAN<br />
CHESAPEAKE, VA<br />
COOMBS, WILBUR<br />
CONWAY, NC<br />
COOPER, STEVEN<br />
NASHVILLE, TN<br />
CORBETT, EDWIN<br />
RICHMOND, VA<br />
CORLEY, WINON<br />
CANTONMENT, FL<br />
EMC<br />
ENCS<br />
MKCS<br />
PSS3<br />
QMCM<br />
CWO3<br />
OSC<br />
BMCS<br />
YNC<br />
CDR<br />
LCDR<br />
RET. 02-23-1996<br />
TAPS 02-10-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 10-01-1971<br />
TAPS 05-15-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 02-01-2005<br />
TAPS 03-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 11-19-1991<br />
TAPS 02-10-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 02-01-1971<br />
TAPS 04-28-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 01-01-1977<br />
TAPS 04-29-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 09-01-2015<br />
TAPS 03-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 02-01-1973<br />
TAPS 02-16-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1995<br />
TAPS 01-24-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 01-24-1991<br />
TAPS 04-22-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 08-01-1968<br />
TAPS 03-06-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DEBELAK, KENNETH<br />
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH<br />
DEAL, STUART<br />
CHINCOTEAGUE, VA<br />
DEAN, BARON<br />
BONITA SPRING, FL<br />
DENTREMONT, CARL<br />
ANDOVER, MA<br />
DEPEW, GEORGE<br />
SMYRNA, TN<br />
DEPPNER, HENRY<br />
MELBOURNE, FL<br />
DIXON, WILLIAM<br />
LOXLEY, AL<br />
DLUGOLECKI, EDWARD<br />
REMSEN, NY<br />
DOWD, PAUL<br />
EDGEWATER, FL<br />
DOWDY, JAMES<br />
RUSK, TX<br />
DOWNING, JAMES<br />
ARLINGTON, TN<br />
PS1<br />
MKC<br />
DCCS<br />
QMC<br />
EN2<br />
YNC<br />
RMCM<br />
MKC<br />
FTCS<br />
MKC<br />
RM1<br />
RET. 12-01-2009<br />
TAPS 10-26-2021<br />
RET. 02-01-1998<br />
TAPS 04-05-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-01-1980<br />
TAPS 01-28-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-27-2000<br />
TAPS 02-12-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 10-01-1966<br />
TAPS 03-14-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1982<br />
TAPS 03-14-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 04-01-1981<br />
TAPS 04-03-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 03-04-2019<br />
TAPS 02-19-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 11-01-1982<br />
TAPS 01-22-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 04-01-1974<br />
TAPS 05-16-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 11-20-1962<br />
TAPS 02-18-<strong>2022</strong><br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
61
TAPS<br />
DUDLEY, RONALD<br />
MOBILE, AL<br />
BMCS<br />
RET. 10-01-1993<br />
TAPS 04-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
GROTH, DENNIS<br />
CORFU, NY<br />
ENC<br />
RET. 04-24-1997<br />
TAPS 01-21-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DYE, RONALD<br />
PORT RICHEY, FL<br />
AMTCM<br />
RET. 02-01-2001<br />
TAPS 02-27-<strong>2022</strong><br />
HAIRSINE, JOHN<br />
ANNAPOLIS, MD<br />
MK1<br />
RET. 04-01-1977<br />
TAPS 01-31-<strong>2022</strong><br />
ELMER, RICHARD<br />
CHICAGO, IL<br />
MSTC<br />
RET. 04-03-2011<br />
TAPS 05-09-<strong>2022</strong><br />
HANAHAN, WALTER<br />
SAN RAFAEL, CA<br />
CDR<br />
RET. 09-03-1993<br />
TAPS 03-17-<strong>2022</strong><br />
ELZIN, ROBERT<br />
HIGGANUM, CT<br />
ENCS<br />
RET. 04-01-1967<br />
TAPS 03-07-<strong>2022</strong><br />
HARTLEY, DAVID<br />
BROOKLYN, NY<br />
PYA4<br />
RET. 07-01-1996<br />
TAPS 01-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
ESKEW, FRANKLIN<br />
HAVELOCK, NC<br />
QMCS<br />
RET. 07-01-1995<br />
TAPS 03-07-<strong>2022</strong><br />
HASSELL, HAROLD<br />
WELLINGTON, FL<br />
BM1<br />
RET. 07-07-2007<br />
TAPS 04-10-<strong>2022</strong><br />
ESPEJO, ANTONIO<br />
MUKILTEO, WA<br />
CWO3<br />
RET. 08-01-1978<br />
TAPS 02-24-<strong>2022</strong><br />
HAWKINS, CALVIN<br />
DEER PARK, TX<br />
MKCS<br />
RET. 07-01-1986<br />
TAPS 03-09-<strong>2022</strong><br />
FOERSTER, LEE<br />
OAK CREEK, WI<br />
FSC<br />
RET. 05-21-1990<br />
TAPS 03-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
HAYDIS, RICHARD<br />
SACRAMENTO, CA<br />
ET1<br />
RET. 12-01-1998<br />
TAPS 02-11-<strong>2022</strong><br />
FREIDENBLOOM, DONALD<br />
KETCHIKAN, AK<br />
BMC<br />
RET. 05-01-1983<br />
TAPS 03-05-<strong>2022</strong><br />
HEALY, MICHAEL<br />
DOVER, NH<br />
PERS4<br />
RET. 10-21-2003<br />
TAPS 02-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
GARDNER, MURRAY<br />
FOLEY, AL<br />
ADC<br />
RET. 04-01-1975<br />
TAPS 04-06-<strong>2022</strong><br />
HENDRICK, HENRY<br />
NEWBERRY, FL<br />
SK3<br />
RET. 09-04-1973<br />
TAPS 02-08-<strong>2022</strong><br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
GARZA, FERNANDO<br />
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX<br />
GAWADZINSKI, DOUGLAS<br />
AURORA, CO<br />
GIAMPIETRO, THOMAS<br />
ROSEVILLE, CA<br />
GIBSON, LLOYD<br />
PENSACOLA, FL<br />
GORMAN, BRUCE<br />
AURORA, CO<br />
GRANDE, ANTHONY<br />
SCHWENKSVILLE, PA<br />
GREEN, EDDIE<br />
SAVANNAH, GA<br />
GREEN, CARL<br />
ROBERTSDALE, AL<br />
GREENAWALT, DONALD<br />
LAKEWOOD, CA<br />
GREGORIO, DANIEL<br />
CLARENCE, NY<br />
GRIFFIN, JOHN<br />
JAMES ISLAND, SC<br />
CS1<br />
AE3<br />
AECM<br />
EM1<br />
SK1<br />
LT<br />
GMCM<br />
CWO3<br />
RMCM<br />
CDR<br />
BM1<br />
RET. 12-01-1972<br />
TAPS 02-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-12-1977<br />
TAPS 03-19-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 01-31-1985<br />
TAPS 03-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-01-1993<br />
TAPS 03-12-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-01-1997<br />
TAPS 02-23-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 02-27-1982<br />
TAPS 04-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 10-01-1982<br />
TAPS 01-30-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1975<br />
TAPS 04-05-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-01-1973<br />
TAPS 01-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 11-02-1991<br />
TAPS 02-16-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 09-29-1975<br />
TAPS 04-06-<strong>2022</strong><br />
HERALD, JAMES<br />
GREENVILLE, NC<br />
HICKMAN, BOYD<br />
SUMMRLND KEY, FL<br />
HICKMAN, DAVID<br />
CHENEY, WA<br />
HILES, SAMUEL<br />
ESTILL SPRINGS, TN<br />
HILL, ROBERT<br />
SUN CITY CTR, FL<br />
HILTON, CARL<br />
TAMPA, FL<br />
HIRST, DEAN<br />
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA<br />
HOGGARD, CLIFTON<br />
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA<br />
HOLLEMAN, REUBEN<br />
W FRANKFORT, IL<br />
HOLMGREN, HORACE<br />
SANTA CLARITA, CA<br />
HOWARD, CHARLES<br />
PUEBLO WEST, CO<br />
BMC<br />
BMCM<br />
MKC<br />
AET2<br />
CWO3<br />
HSC<br />
PSS3<br />
EM1<br />
SN<br />
CAPT<br />
TCCM<br />
RET. 08-01-1996<br />
TAPS 02-04-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 08-01-1969<br />
TAPS 04-12-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 09-01-1983<br />
TAPS 02-06-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 05-06-2016<br />
TAPS 03-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-19-1988<br />
TAPS 04-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 05-21-1974<br />
TAPS 05-03-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-25-2002<br />
TAPS 04-18-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 04-01-1976<br />
TAPS 01-27-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 03-31-1969<br />
TAPS 02-07-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1980<br />
TAPS 03-21-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 10-01-1998<br />
TAPS 04-12-<strong>2022</strong><br />
62 SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE
HUBER, WILLIAM<br />
EAST MACHIAS, ME<br />
ASMC<br />
RET. 12-01-1976<br />
TAPS 01-21-<strong>2022</strong><br />
LITSINGER, JAMES<br />
KIRKLAND, WA<br />
CDR<br />
RET. 09-01-1998<br />
TAPS 03-10-<strong>2022</strong><br />
TAPS<br />
HUNT, DAVID<br />
OGDEN, UT<br />
CDR<br />
RET. 11-07-1989<br />
TAPS 04-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MABIUS, CHARLES<br />
PANAMA CITY, FL<br />
BMCM<br />
RET. 12-11-1994<br />
TAPS 02-16-<strong>2022</strong><br />
JACKSON, WILLIAM<br />
PROSPECT, CT<br />
FA<br />
RET. 12-15-1969<br />
TAPS 03-14-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MACDONALD, RICHARD<br />
KING GEORGE, VA<br />
CDR<br />
RET. 08-01-1984<br />
TAPS 03-04-<strong>2022</strong><br />
JAMES, JOSEPH<br />
ROUND HILL, VA<br />
CWO3<br />
RET. 07-01-1976<br />
TAPS 01-21-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MACIEL, EULALIO<br />
ST PETERSBURG, FL<br />
AMCM<br />
RET. 06-01-1972<br />
TAPS 01-27-<strong>2022</strong><br />
JENKINS, MARK<br />
ABINGTON, MA<br />
BM1<br />
RET. 09-01-2006<br />
TAPS 03-11-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MAGNUSEN, STEVEN<br />
CARY, NC<br />
LCDR<br />
RET. 03-01-1991<br />
TAPS 03-22-<strong>2022</strong><br />
JESPERSEN, GEORGE<br />
N FALMOUTH, MA<br />
QMC<br />
RET. 06-08-1997<br />
TAPS 02-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MAIN, JON<br />
EDMOND, OK<br />
ATCM<br />
RET. 02-01-1979<br />
TAPS 03-05-<strong>2022</strong><br />
KELLY, ARTHUR<br />
PORT ST LUCIE, FL<br />
ENCM<br />
RET. 02-01-1968<br />
TAPS 03-20-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MANESE, SAMMY<br />
WALNUT CREEK, CA<br />
YN1<br />
RET. 08-01-1976<br />
TAPS 03-07-<strong>2022</strong><br />
KELLY, ROBERT<br />
AMHURST, NY<br />
PA1<br />
RET. 07-10-1996<br />
TAPS 03-28-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MANGOSING, RUBEN<br />
KENNER, LA<br />
FS1<br />
RET. 06-01-1987<br />
TAPS 02-23-<strong>2022</strong><br />
KENNEDY, THEA<br />
FPO, AP<br />
PERS4<br />
RET. 04-01-1997<br />
TAPS 04-10-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MARFIL, REYNALDO<br />
MOBILE, AL<br />
F&S4<br />
RET. 08-01-1996<br />
TAPS 03-23-<strong>2022</strong><br />
KIBNER, STEPHEN<br />
POCASSET, MA<br />
KUHLMAN, RAYMOND<br />
TITUSVILLE, FL<br />
KUNKLE, JAMES<br />
CLINTON, OH<br />
KURINEC, FRANK<br />
COLUMBUS, GA<br />
LAHNUM, CLYDE<br />
HORSEHEADS, NY<br />
LANDRUM, DEWEY<br />
FT WORTH, TX<br />
LANGMANN, THOMAS<br />
CHATTANOOGA, TN<br />
LAVOIE, LEO<br />
EDENTON, NC<br />
LETOURNEAU, RAYMOND<br />
ST AUGUSTINE, FL<br />
LEVEILLE, ROBERT<br />
OCEANSIDE, CA<br />
LINEWEBER, KEVIN<br />
E SANDWICH, MA<br />
ELC4<br />
TC2<br />
CDR<br />
LCDR<br />
RDC<br />
GMC<br />
CDR<br />
PSCM<br />
YNC<br />
BM2<br />
ADCM<br />
RET. 10-01-1996<br />
TAPS 02-09-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 03-21-1998<br />
TAPS 05-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 04-08-2002<br />
TAPS 03-22-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-12-2003<br />
TAPS 02-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 08-01-1997<br />
TAPS 02-17-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 03-01-1971<br />
TAPS 02-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 09-01-1979<br />
TAPS 03-24-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 02-22-1991<br />
TAPS 02-16-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 10-01-1998<br />
TAPS 03-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-20-2005<br />
TAPS 03-31-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 11-01-1979<br />
TAPS 03-04-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MARQUETTE, ANTHONY<br />
CHESTERFIELD, MI<br />
MCCORMACK, CHARLES<br />
SEBASTOPOL, CA<br />
MCCUTCHEN, HUBERT<br />
HARTSVILLE, SC<br />
MCDONALD, RICHARD<br />
SOUTH AMBOY, NJ<br />
MCGRORY, JOHN<br />
MORIARTY, NM<br />
MCKEE, ONAS<br />
PINSON, AL<br />
MESERVEY, BRUCE<br />
ENGLEWOOD, FL<br />
MEYERS, DAVID<br />
BERRYVILLE, AR<br />
MILLER, LEMULE<br />
CITRONELLE, AL<br />
MILLER, LAVESTER<br />
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL<br />
MILLS, NORMAN<br />
SMITHTON, IL<br />
BMC<br />
CDR<br />
TTC<br />
BM2<br />
RM2<br />
PSCM<br />
PSCM<br />
MAT4<br />
AMC<br />
AST2<br />
GMC<br />
RET. 09-01-2005<br />
TAPS 02-18-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 02-06-1995<br />
TAPS 04-28-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 04-01-1977<br />
TAPS 04-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 03-01-2014<br />
TAPS 01-27-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 04-02-1970<br />
TAPS 02-14-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-25-1991<br />
TAPS 04-19-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 02-28-2005<br />
TAPS 02-17-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 11-01-2006<br />
TAPS 04-07-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1984<br />
TAPS 02-21-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 02-17-2011<br />
TAPS 02-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 05-01-1972<br />
TAPS 05-16-<strong>2022</strong><br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
63
TAPS<br />
MINICHIELLO, EDWARD<br />
MANOMET, MA<br />
FSC<br />
RET. 11-26-1996<br />
TAPS 02-11-<strong>2022</strong><br />
NORTHINGTON, DARREL<br />
VANCOUVER, WA<br />
RMC<br />
RET. 05-01-1989<br />
TAPS 04-14-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MOCKLER, SCRIBNER<br />
SOMERS, NY<br />
DCCS<br />
RET. 02-18-1975<br />
TAPS 03-30-<strong>2022</strong><br />
OLSEN, RICHARD<br />
LACEY, WA<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 12-01-1979<br />
TAPS 03-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MONTON, ARMANDO<br />
OAKDALE, CT<br />
FSC<br />
RET. 08-01-1987<br />
TAPS 02-27-<strong>2022</strong><br />
ORTIZ, CYNTHIA<br />
ALBUQUERQUE, NM<br />
COMM2<br />
RET. 07-01-2003<br />
TAPS 04-17-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MORGAN, LEESA<br />
LAKE FREDERICK, VA<br />
OSS2<br />
RET. 06-01-2007<br />
TAPS 03-03-<strong>2022</strong><br />
PAGE, JAMES<br />
SANTEE, CA<br />
EM2<br />
RET. 06-26-1980<br />
TAPS 02-03-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MORRIS, RALPH<br />
INGLESIDE, TX<br />
BMC<br />
RET. 05-01-1973<br />
TAPS 01-29-<strong>2022</strong><br />
PARKER, DENNIS<br />
HEALDSBURG, CA<br />
CDR<br />
RET. 07-01-1988<br />
TAPS 03-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MURPHY, SCOTT<br />
CHESAPEAKE, VA<br />
LCDR<br />
RET. 09-01-2017<br />
TAPS 02-23-<strong>2022</strong><br />
PATTON, RODNEY<br />
SUFFOLK, VA<br />
MKC<br />
RET. 08-01-1990<br />
TAPS 02-09-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MYERS, ROBERT<br />
IRVINGTON, AL<br />
HSC<br />
RET. 06-01-1993<br />
TAPS 01-22-<strong>2022</strong><br />
PERREAULT, GEORGE<br />
LOCUST GROVE, VA<br />
CDR<br />
RET. 07-01-1990<br />
TAPS 02-27-<strong>2022</strong><br />
NELMS, FRED<br />
SUFFOLK, VA<br />
CWO4<br />
RET. 08-23-1982<br />
TAPS 01-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
PERSON, ROBERT<br />
SHERMAN, NY<br />
MKC<br />
RET. 07-12-2005<br />
TAPS 04-28-<strong>2022</strong><br />
NELSON, WILLIAM<br />
ARLINGTON, TX<br />
EM1<br />
RET. 12-01-2000<br />
TAPS 02-10-<strong>2022</strong><br />
PETERSON, SANDRA<br />
SURPRISE, AZ<br />
LCDR<br />
RET. 03-01-2012<br />
TAPS 03-18-<strong>2022</strong><br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
NEWSOME, JOSEPH<br />
CHADBOURN, NC<br />
NEWTON, MARK<br />
NOBLESVILLE, IN<br />
LT<br />
LCDR<br />
RET. 08-01-1975<br />
TAPS 01-30-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 09-02-2010<br />
TAPS 04-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
PICKETT, DONALD<br />
TRAVERSE CITY, MI<br />
PICKETT, HARVEY<br />
KENT, WA<br />
PINE, DOUGLAS<br />
DUMFRIES, VA<br />
POHLE, VICTOR<br />
ST LOUIS, MO<br />
PORTER, FREDDIE<br />
SACRAMENTO, CA<br />
POSTELL, THOMAS<br />
GROSSE POINT FARMS, MI<br />
POWELL, BOBBY<br />
NEWPORT, NC<br />
PREVOST, ALAN<br />
LEAVENWORTH, WA<br />
RICHARDS, CARLTON<br />
PELL CITY, AL<br />
RICHISTER, CHRISTOPHER<br />
SUFFOLK, VA<br />
RINE, THOMAS<br />
ST CHARLES, MO<br />
AMC<br />
LTJG<br />
LCDR<br />
RDC<br />
CWO3<br />
MKC<br />
RMC<br />
FT2<br />
FS1<br />
SK2<br />
BMC<br />
RET. 04-01-1979<br />
TAPS 02-20-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 11-19-2006<br />
TAPS 03-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 01-01-1988<br />
TAPS 02-23-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 03-01-1977<br />
TAPS 01-23-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1976<br />
TAPS 02-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 02-08-1991<br />
TAPS 03-07-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 02-01-1979<br />
TAPS 02-04-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-29-1976<br />
TAPS 02-22-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 08-11-1982<br />
TAPS 03-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 09-01-2015<br />
TAPS 02-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 04-01-1998<br />
TAPS 02-08-<strong>2022</strong><br />
64 SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE
ROARK, MICHAEL<br />
MONTGOMERY, AL<br />
AECS<br />
RET. 11-01-1997<br />
TAPS 03-18-<strong>2022</strong><br />
SMITH, HUBERT<br />
ARLINGTON, TN<br />
ATCS<br />
RET. 07-01-1988<br />
TAPS 03-18-<strong>2022</strong><br />
TAPS<br />
ROBINSON, HERBERT<br />
WRENTHAM, MA<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 07-01-1994<br />
TAPS 02-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
SOLEM, DONALD<br />
DULUTH, MN<br />
CDR<br />
RET. 11-28-1986<br />
TAPS 03-31-<strong>2022</strong><br />
ROGERS, MICHAEL<br />
MELBOURNE, FL<br />
GMCS<br />
RET. 05-01-1992<br />
TAPS 04-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
SOWULEWSKI, THOMAS<br />
ST CHARLES, MI<br />
MKC<br />
RET. 04-20-1983<br />
TAPS 02-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
ROMSKA, WILLIAM<br />
ELK RAPIDS, MI<br />
ELC4<br />
RET. 09-25-2010<br />
TAPS 03-05-<strong>2022</strong><br />
SPADARO, LOUIS<br />
TOMS RIVER, NJ<br />
FS1<br />
RET. 01-26-1991<br />
TAPS 03-04-<strong>2022</strong><br />
ROSS, ROBERT<br />
BONITA SPRINGS, FL<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 07-01-1994<br />
TAPS 03-17-<strong>2022</strong><br />
SPISSO, DANIEL<br />
ROAN MOUNTAIN, TN<br />
RD1<br />
RET. 10-05-2001<br />
TAPS 02-10-<strong>2022</strong><br />
ROUGHGARDEN, KENNETH<br />
MT ARLINGTON, NJ<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 07-01-1988<br />
TAPS 02-22-<strong>2022</strong><br />
STAUFFACHER, QUENTIN<br />
RIO RANCHO, NM<br />
FS1<br />
RET. 03-01-1984<br />
TAPS 02-10-<strong>2022</strong><br />
ROWLAND, RICHARD<br />
HAMPSTEAD, NC<br />
MKC<br />
RET. 01-16-1985<br />
TAPS 03-16-<strong>2022</strong><br />
STEIN, JOHN<br />
KIRKLAND, WA<br />
CWO3<br />
RET. 10-01-1989<br />
TAPS 04-03-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RUHLAND, JOHN<br />
WAILUKU, HI<br />
CWO3<br />
RET. 02-01-1981<br />
TAPS 03-16-<strong>2022</strong><br />
STMARTIN, CHRISTOPHER<br />
ATLANTIC MINE, MI<br />
BMCS<br />
RET. 05-01-2013<br />
TAPS 03-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RUTHERFORD, ROBERT<br />
LEBANON, IN<br />
BMC<br />
RET. 08-01-1972<br />
TAPS 03-21-<strong>2022</strong><br />
SULLIVAN, JOHN<br />
NEW ORLEANS, LA<br />
SKC<br />
RET. 08-01-1997<br />
TAPS 02-03-<strong>2022</strong><br />
SACULLES, JUAN<br />
RET. 10-01-1989 SUNDIN, ROBERT<br />
MKC<br />
CDR<br />
MERIDIAN, ID<br />
TAPS 02-13-<strong>2022</strong> ISSAQUAH, WA<br />
SANTIANO, PAUL<br />
RET. 11-30-1990 SURBEY, JERRY<br />
FSC<br />
CAPT<br />
PINELLAS PARK, FL<br />
TAPS 03-08-<strong>2022</strong> GAINESVILLE, VA<br />
SATTER, ROBERT<br />
RET. 07-31-2004 TABASA, JESS<br />
AMTCS<br />
YN2<br />
HARTWELL, GA<br />
TAPS 05-19-<strong>2022</strong> APTOS, CA<br />
SCHAEFER, VINCENT<br />
RET. 12-01-2004 TALKINGTON, PERCY<br />
BMCS<br />
ATCM<br />
CANTON, NC<br />
TAPS 05-08-<strong>2022</strong> ELIZABETH CITY, NC<br />
SCHNEIDER, ROBERT<br />
RET. 10-01-1975 TANGEMAN, ANTHONY<br />
RMC<br />
CAPT<br />
GORDON, GA<br />
TAPS 03-07-<strong>2022</strong> LUTZ, FL<br />
SCHNEYER, JACK<br />
RET. 06-01-1969 TARR, RODMAN<br />
BM1<br />
FSC<br />
LINDENHURST, NY<br />
TAPS 03-22-<strong>2022</strong> NEW CHURCH, VA<br />
SHEA, TIMOTHY<br />
RET. 03-20-1995 TERRELL, CLEMON<br />
AM3<br />
CS1<br />
HARRISON, OH<br />
TAPS 02-07-<strong>2022</strong> HAW RIVER, NC<br />
SHEPPARD, DALTON<br />
RET. 09-01-1974 TERRILL, JOHN<br />
CWO3<br />
SK1<br />
OGDENSBURG, NY<br />
TAPS 02-14-<strong>2022</strong> CHARLESTON, MS<br />
SHERWOOD, JAMES<br />
RET. 10-21-1996 THOMAS, ROBIN<br />
HSC<br />
RD1<br />
FORT WORTH, TX<br />
TAPS 04-05-<strong>2022</strong> FT WORTH, TX<br />
SIMONS, JOEL<br />
RET. 10-06-2006 THOMAS, ROBERT<br />
MK2<br />
FS1<br />
SODDY DAISY, TN<br />
TAPS 03-07-<strong>2022</strong> CLEARWATER, FL<br />
SMITH, ALAN<br />
RET. 07-01-1989 THOMPSON, KYLE<br />
CAPT<br />
DC1<br />
ALFRED, ME<br />
TAPS 04-15-<strong>2022</strong> LONG BEACH, CA<br />
RET. 07-01-1984<br />
TAPS 03-24-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1994<br />
TAPS 02-22-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 11-06-1998<br />
TAPS 03-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 05-01-1978<br />
TAPS 11-28-2020<br />
RET. 07-01-2000<br />
TAPS 03-08-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-01-1975<br />
TAPS 03-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1970<br />
TAPS 04-05-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 08-26-2007<br />
TAPS 03-21-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 04-01-1998<br />
TAPS 01-28-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 04-05-2016<br />
TAPS 03-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 02-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
TAPS 02-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
65
TAPS<br />
TOLL, DEE<br />
ROSEVILLE, CA<br />
DCC<br />
RET. 07-01-2002<br />
TAPS 02-24-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WENTZ, SAMUEL<br />
CAMDEN, NC<br />
AT1<br />
RET. 06-01-1982<br />
TAPS 04-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
VEDDER, CHARLES<br />
PORTSMOUTH, VA<br />
LCDR<br />
RET. 01-01-1978<br />
TAPS 02-09-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WHIDDON, JOHN<br />
TALLAHASSEE, FL<br />
SKC<br />
RET. 11-01-2000<br />
TAPS 04-20-<strong>2022</strong><br />
VELTRI, ALBERT<br />
VENICE, FL<br />
MKC<br />
RET. 02-01-1979<br />
TAPS 02-10-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WHITTINGHAM, BARRETT<br />
JAMIACA, NY<br />
SK3<br />
RET. 03-26-1980<br />
TAPS 04-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
VIOLETT, MICHAEL<br />
AUGUSTA, KS<br />
DC1<br />
RET. 03-28-2013<br />
TAPS 04-29-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WILCOX, DONALD<br />
DETROIT, MI<br />
FSC<br />
RET. 03-01-1978<br />
TAPS 04-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
VYCITAL, HAROLD<br />
ROCHESTER, NY<br />
DCC<br />
RET. 05-01-1981<br />
TAPS 03-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WILLIAMS, ALFONSO<br />
PALMER, AK<br />
FS2<br />
RET. 04-01-1991<br />
TAPS 02-19-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WALTERS, RONALD<br />
MADISON, OH<br />
CWO4<br />
RET. 07-01-1989<br />
TAPS 01-22-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM<br />
LAVON, TX<br />
AMC<br />
RET. 07-01-1998<br />
TAPS 05-03-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WAPNICK, NORMAN<br />
PORTLAND, OR<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 07-31-1991<br />
TAPS 04-23-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WILSON, JAMES<br />
NORTH OLMSTED, OH<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 07-01-1980<br />
TAPS 04-05-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WARRENER, MARK<br />
HERTFORD, NC<br />
ADC<br />
RET. 10-01-1996<br />
TAPS 04-15-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WILSON, RAYMOND<br />
WALTHAM, MA<br />
MK1<br />
RET. 08-21-2008<br />
TAPS 04-06-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WATSON, WALTER<br />
MEMPHIS, TN<br />
ETCS<br />
RET. 11-01-1984<br />
TAPS 02-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WILSON, ROBERT<br />
BOUNTIFUL, UT<br />
CDR<br />
RET. 10-05-2000<br />
TAPS 03-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
WEBER, ROBERT<br />
ERIE, PA<br />
LT<br />
RET. 08-19-2004<br />
TAPS 02-08-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WOJCIK, JOHN<br />
WARE, MA<br />
WOLFARD, ROBERT<br />
NORMAN, OK<br />
WOODALL, JAMES<br />
SALT SPRINGS, FL<br />
WOOTEN, SAMUEL<br />
LEAGUE CITY, TX<br />
WORTH, DAVID<br />
HUNTERSVILLE, NC<br />
WRIGHT, KEITH<br />
EASLEY, SC<br />
YANNONE, VINCENT<br />
OLD SAYBROOK, CT<br />
YORK, ROBERT<br />
MIAMI, FL<br />
YOST, PAUL<br />
FAIRFAX, VA<br />
ZIEMER, GREGORY<br />
ANNAPOLIS, MD<br />
ZINSER, GEORGE<br />
HANAHAN, SC<br />
RDCS<br />
CDR<br />
CWO3<br />
BMC<br />
CAPT<br />
OS1<br />
DC1<br />
CWO3<br />
ADM<br />
ELC4<br />
MKC<br />
RET. 05-14-1998<br />
TAPS 01-27-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 10-01-1966<br />
TAPS 02-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1976<br />
TAPS 02-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 12-01-1975<br />
TAPS 02-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1991<br />
TAPS 03-10-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-06-2005<br />
TAPS 02-21-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 10-01-1996<br />
TAPS 01-27-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 11-01-1982<br />
TAPS 03-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 06-01-1990<br />
TAPS 02-09-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 02-01-1993<br />
TAPS 01-24-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RET. 07-01-1984<br />
TAPS 02-21-<strong>2022</strong><br />
66 SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE
USPHS<br />
TAPS<br />
ABRAMOWITZ, JOSEPH<br />
TUCSON, AZ<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 08-01-1971<br />
TAPS 02-11-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BUTLER, GEORGE<br />
MESQUITE, NV<br />
CDR<br />
RET. 01-01-1977<br />
TAPS 03-18-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BAINE, WILLIAM<br />
WATERFORD, VA<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 01-01-2016<br />
TAPS 02-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
CAHALAN, PAULINE<br />
ALBUQUERQUE, NM<br />
CDR<br />
RET. 09-01-2000<br />
TAPS 01-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BARR, ARNOLD<br />
NORFOLK, VA<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 08-01-1984<br />
TAPS 03-03-<strong>2022</strong><br />
COMPTON, WILLIAM<br />
DENISON, TX<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 07-01-2003<br />
TAPS 04-14-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BECK, LEWIS<br />
BROKEN ARROW, OK<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 04-01-1996<br />
TAPS 04-07-<strong>2022</strong><br />
CONTE, FELIX<br />
DELRAY BEACH, FL<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 10-01-1977<br />
TAPS 01-23-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BLAND, LEE<br />
GEORGETOWN, TX<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 02-01-1995<br />
TAPS 04-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DAVIS, ROY<br />
ALEXANDRIA, VA<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 08-01-1986<br />
TAPS 01-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BLOOMFIELD, DOROTHY<br />
GERMANTOWN, TN<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 05-01-1977<br />
TAPS 02-09-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DEY, DENNIS<br />
WASILLA, AK<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 08-01-2011<br />
TAPS 02-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BONSALL, DOLLY<br />
EL CAJON, CA<br />
LCDR<br />
RET. 02-01-1998<br />
TAPS 05-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DICKLER, HOWARD<br />
NANTUCKET, MA<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 07-01-1999<br />
TAPS 03-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BRUCE, SHIRLEY<br />
DECORAH, IA<br />
LCDR<br />
RET. 03-01-1998<br />
TAPS 04-07-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DIORIO, ROBERT<br />
ASHTON, MD<br />
LCDR<br />
RET. 03-06-1973<br />
TAPS 03-23-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BRUNELLE, SHIRLEY<br />
CASS LAKE, MN<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 04-01-2005<br />
TAPS 02-28-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DUCOMMUN, PAUL<br />
PORTLAND, OR<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 12-01-1992<br />
TAPS 04-01-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BURG, MAURICE<br />
MIAMI BEACH, FL<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 12-01-1989<br />
TAPS 04-24-<strong>2022</strong><br />
FEHNEL, PAUL<br />
ROCKVILLE, MD<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 02-01-1986<br />
TAPS 01-22-<strong>2022</strong><br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
67
TAPS<br />
FRASER, MARY<br />
GAITHERSBURG, MD<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 08-01-2007<br />
TAPS 03-05-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MICHENER, DAVID<br />
SANTA ROSA, CA<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 10-01-1973<br />
TAPS 01-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
FRAZIER, PAUL<br />
SACRAMENTO, CA<br />
CDR<br />
RET. 07-01-2020<br />
TAPS 05-24-<strong>2022</strong><br />
MOSSMAN, MICHAEL<br />
ENGLEWOOD, FL<br />
CDR<br />
RET. 04-01-2001<br />
TAPS 02-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
GEHRINGER, EDWARD<br />
BARTLESVILLE, OK<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 02-01-1999<br />
TAPS 02-27-<strong>2022</strong><br />
NEMO, GEORGE<br />
FREDERICK, MD<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 11-01-2002<br />
TAPS 03-19-<strong>2022</strong><br />
GOLDSCHMIDT, GERALD<br />
SCROGGINS, TX<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 09-01-1984<br />
TAPS 03-31-<strong>2022</strong><br />
OTERO, ISRAEL<br />
PHILADELPHIA, PA<br />
LCDR<br />
RET. 05-01-2015<br />
TAPS 04-24-<strong>2022</strong><br />
GRAVELLE, CLIFTON<br />
DECATUR, GA<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 01-01-1986<br />
TAPS 03-31-<strong>2022</strong><br />
POLAND, JACK<br />
FORT COLLINS, CO<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 01-01-1988<br />
TAPS 02-18-<strong>2022</strong><br />
HARDAWAY, ERNEST<br />
EDARTOWN, MA<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 06-01-2001<br />
TAPS 03-09-<strong>2022</strong><br />
RAHMAN, JAMES<br />
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 02-01-1991<br />
TAPS 01-21-<strong>2022</strong><br />
HAWTHORNE, JIMMIE<br />
LEXINGTON, KY<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 01-01-1979<br />
TAPS 02-14-<strong>2022</strong><br />
ROBERTS, CHARLES<br />
FORESTVILLE, MD<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 01-01-2001<br />
TAPS 03-13-<strong>2022</strong><br />
HENDERSON, JOHN<br />
PUEBLO, CO<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 04-01-1981<br />
TAPS 03-06-<strong>2022</strong><br />
STEWART, DONALD<br />
COLLEGE PLACE, WA<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 08-01-1994<br />
TAPS 02-20-<strong>2022</strong><br />
HENDERSON, RALPH<br />
DECATUR, GA<br />
RADM<br />
RET. 08-01-1990<br />
TAPS 03-18-<strong>2022</strong><br />
VANTUINEN, RICHARD<br />
LONGMONT, CO<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 01-01-1985<br />
TAPS 03-25-<strong>2022</strong><br />
LEVENTHAL, CARL<br />
POTOMAC, MD<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 01-01-1997<br />
TAPS 02-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
WENTWORTH, C H<br />
TYLER, TX<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 08-01-1978<br />
TAPS 01-26-<strong>2022</strong><br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
MAZZACONE, RICHARD<br />
PEORIA, AZ<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 03-01-1990<br />
TAPS 03-10-<strong>2022</strong><br />
68 SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE
NOAA<br />
MCCAFFREY, EDWIN<br />
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 12-01-1982 PATRICK, ARCHIBALD<br />
CAPT<br />
RET. 05-01-1990<br />
TAPS 04-19-<strong>2022</strong> GAITHERSBURG, MD<br />
TAPS 02-22-<strong>2022</strong><br />
TAPS<br />
DEPENDENT TAPS<br />
ANITA B. HERRON<br />
RYE, NY<br />
WIFE OF THE LATE CAPT DOUGLAS HERRON, USCG (RET) 02-28-<strong>2022</strong><br />
CHARLOTTE A. HOLLETT<br />
CINCINNATI, OH<br />
WIFE OF CAPT BRUCE A. HOLLETT, USPHS (RET)<br />
02-05-<strong>2022</strong><br />
DALE EDWARD COLBURN II<br />
MANCHESTER, NH<br />
SON OF CWO4 DALE E. COLBURN, USCG (RET)<br />
05-03-<strong>2022</strong><br />
LUCILLE G. LEWIS<br />
MARSHALLBERG, NC<br />
WIFE OF THE LATE MCPO LEON D. LEWIS, USCG (RET)<br />
10-31-2021<br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
69
TAPS<br />
DALE M. WARDEN<br />
THREE FORKS, MT<br />
SON OF MSTC DON WARDEN, USCG (RET)<br />
03-24-<strong>2022</strong><br />
CONNIE ANN BUSBY<br />
COVINGTON, LA<br />
WIFE OF CWO4 GARY W. BUSBY, USCG (RET)<br />
01-21-<strong>2022</strong><br />
COLLEEN CHRZAS<br />
MONTELLO, WI<br />
WIFE OF ENG4 GUY CHRZAS, USCG (RET)<br />
04-02-<strong>2022</strong><br />
CATHERINE ELIZABETH COOPER<br />
LIVERMORE, ME<br />
WIFE OF BMC HENRY W. HORN, USCG (RET)<br />
05-18-<strong>2022</strong><br />
JOYCE A. WINOWIECKI<br />
TRAVERSE CITY, MI<br />
WIFE OF THE LATE MKC IRWIN L. WINOWIECKI, USCG (RET)<br />
04-29-<strong>2022</strong><br />
PATRICIA SCOTT DYGERT<br />
NEW LONDON, CT<br />
WIFE OF MUCM JAMES L. DYGERT, USCG (RET)<br />
04-12-<strong>2022</strong><br />
LAURICE SUSAN RAYA<br />
OGDEN, UT<br />
WIFE OF SS1 KENNETH DANIEL RAYA, USCG (RET)<br />
12-17-2021<br />
CINDAY H. SKIBBA<br />
MILWAUKEE, WI<br />
WIFE OF MKCM MARK P. SKIBBA, USCG (RET)<br />
05-04-<strong>2022</strong><br />
BETTY C. SCOTT<br />
JACKSONVILLE, NC<br />
WIFE OF CWO4 CYRUS J. SCOTT, USCG (RET)<br />
04-11-<strong>2022</strong><br />
AARON J. STAGLIANO<br />
TACOMA, WA<br />
SON OF CDRs NICK AND JACKIE STAGLIANO, USCG (RET)<br />
01-20-<strong>2022</strong><br />
LINDA S. POIRE<br />
FORESTDALE, MA<br />
WIFE OF CWO4 PATRICK J. POIRE, USCG (RET)<br />
04-22-<strong>2022</strong><br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
SUNYA GROSSMAN<br />
LAS VEGAS, NV<br />
PATRICIA M. MOORE<br />
ETTERS, PA<br />
JOYCE ELLEN HARRIS<br />
OKLAHOMA, OK<br />
BETTY D. BENGTSON<br />
GLENNALLEN, AK<br />
PATRICIA ANN VANDAL<br />
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL<br />
SOON WOLVERTON<br />
RAEFORD, NC<br />
FSC DARYL LIMNEOS, USCG (RET)<br />
HAMPTON, VA<br />
MARILYN ANN RICHARDSON<br />
ANGIER, NC<br />
SALLY BLEAKLEY<br />
BEL AIR, MD<br />
BARRY JOE WARREN<br />
PANAMA CITY, FL<br />
JOYCE LYNELLE HARDIN<br />
DORA, AL<br />
MAUREEN “MOLLY” MECKEL<br />
BOERNE, TX<br />
WIFE OF R. FRANK GROSSMAN, USPHS (RET)<br />
WIFE OF AM1 DONALD (SPIKE) MOORE, USCG (RET)<br />
WIFE OF CAPT DAVID HARRIS, USPHS (RET)<br />
WIFE OF ENG4 KARL BENGTSON, USCG (RET)<br />
WIFE OF ATCS RAYMOND VANDAL, USCG (RET)<br />
WIFE OF CWO2 KENNETH WOLVERTON, USCG (RET)<br />
HUSBAND OF YNC TRACY TAYLOR, USCG (RET)<br />
WIFE OF SKCS DEXTER RICHARDSON, USCG (RET)<br />
WIFE OF DC1 WILLIAM T. BLEAKLEY, USCG (RET)<br />
SON OF RMC LEONARD WARREN, USCG (RET)<br />
WIFE OF RM1 KENNETH HARDIN, USCG (RET)<br />
WIFE OF MKC WAYNE MECKEL, USCG (RET)<br />
04-22-<strong>2022</strong><br />
01-24-<strong>2022</strong><br />
03-11-<strong>2022</strong><br />
11-23-2021<br />
03-16-<strong>2022</strong><br />
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n the fall of 1998, I remember having a<br />
profound conversion moment. Going to<br />
I<br />
church was part of my family’s routine,<br />
but, as a teenager, I would go and think of all<br />
the things I’d rather be doing instead. I finally<br />
had the courage to tell my dad that I didn’t want<br />
to go anymore, and his answer surprised me:<br />
“Eric, you’re old enough to make that choice.”<br />
After his bold response, I spent many Sundays<br />
playing the Sega Genesis alone at home. In<br />
those moments alone playing video games<br />
while my family was at church, I realized I was<br />
lacking something.<br />
Some time later, I decided to give up on gaming<br />
and instead to go to church on my own. In this<br />
time period, an inspired talk from our church’s<br />
leader challenged and motivated me.<br />
He spoke of two young boys who encountered<br />
a farmer, who was working in the distance in<br />
a field. <strong>The</strong>y noticed his badly battered shoes<br />
lying on the side of the road. <strong>The</strong> younger boy<br />
determined that they should take his shoes,<br />
hide in the distance and see his reaction when<br />
he returns from his work. <strong>The</strong> older boy did not<br />
think that would be a good idea and instead,<br />
proposed they each put a silver dollar into his<br />
shoes and wait for his reaction. After the man<br />
returned from working in the field, he sat down<br />
and took off his boots, to put on each shoe<br />
only to find the silver dollars. <strong>The</strong> man was<br />
overwhelmed with gratitude. He offered out<br />
loud a heartfelt prayer on behalf of those who<br />
helped. After the man left, the older boy said to<br />
the younger: “Don’t you have a good feeling?”<br />
(Adapted from Bryant S. Hinckley, Not by Bread<br />
Alone, 1995)<br />
I knew there was something in this story that<br />
could bless my life. I started to be involved in<br />
some of the service projects offered at church.<br />
Helping and serving others changed and healed<br />
my heart and found joy that wasn’t there before.<br />
<strong>The</strong> great Scottish Biologist/Evangelist Henry<br />
Drummond famously stated: “Happiness...<br />
consists in giving, and in serving others.”<br />
I have always been impressed by church-going<br />
people of all denominations. From what I have<br />
seen, they are inspired to lift and bless others<br />
and appear to be happy and healthy people.<br />
Although church isn’t the answer to everything<br />
and not the only means for having a relationship<br />
with God, it can connect us with better spiritual<br />
health, provide us great opportunities to serve<br />
and bless and help us find lasting joy!<br />
Eric H. Millard, LT, CHC, USN<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION CHAPLAIN'S CORNER<br />
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AUXILIARY<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
HIGHLIGHT OF AN EXEMPLARY<br />
USCG AUXILIARY MEMBER – MR. MICHAEL BARTH<br />
Michael Barth joined the U.S. Coast Guard<br />
Auxiliary soon after graduating from Columbia<br />
University to serve his community and<br />
country. When he initially enrolled, he worked<br />
as a strategy consultant, and later went on<br />
to become an Associate within JP Morgan<br />
Chase & Co's Commercial Banking Strategy<br />
team. Despite a highly involved full-time<br />
civilian career, he achieved qualifi cations in<br />
program areas ranging from marine safety and<br />
recreational boating safety to public affairs.<br />
Over his five years of service, Mr. Barth<br />
volunteered over 4,500 hours to support<br />
the U.S. Coast Guard, and has signifi cantly<br />
advanced the Coast Guard's missions of<br />
boating safety, public affairs, and recruiting.<br />
Through his service, Mr. Barth established<br />
partnerships with organizations including the<br />
National Park Service, the Grant Monument<br />
Association, and the Alexander Hamilton<br />
Awareness Society to expand the Auxiliary's<br />
footprint within the First District. Mr. Barth<br />
focused extensively on diversity, establishing<br />
Auxiliary involvement in Women's History<br />
Month, Black History Month, and the<br />
Caribbean Day Festival at Hamilton Grange<br />
National Memorial, the former residence of the<br />
Revenue-Marine's founder.<br />
Mr. Barth also supports the New York<br />
Recruiting Offi ce and represented the Coast<br />
Guard at a variety of public-facing events, in<br />
addition to establishing the Coast Guard's<br />
presence at the New York Urban League<br />
College and Career Fair.<br />
"I wanted to give back to our Coast Guard and<br />
make a difference in my community," Barth<br />
says. "I am proud to wear the uniform and<br />
know I'm making a difference."<br />
Additionally, Mr. Barth has augmented a<br />
large number of active duty units, cutters,<br />
and missions, and has represented the Coast<br />
Guard at events ranging from Veterans Day<br />
celebrations to Fleet Week. An awards expert,<br />
he personally wrote several hundred team<br />
and personal awards, in addition to writing<br />
an Auxiliary awards manual widely used in<br />
the First District. For his exceptional service,<br />
he was decorated as the 2019 Auxiliarist of<br />
the Year and continues to inspire through his<br />
achievements.<br />
In May <strong>2022</strong>, he was sworn into the United States<br />
Coast Guard Reserve and will be attending<br />
Reserve Offi cer Candidate Indoctrination at<br />
the Academy. Upon graduation in July, he will<br />
be commissioned as an Ensign and assigned<br />
to Sector New York's Incident Management<br />
Division.<br />
"I come from a long line of military service.<br />
My grandparents fought in Normandy and<br />
Okinawa, the Philippines and in the Battle<br />
of the Bulge. I am honored to carry on their<br />
legacy as a military offi cer in the world's<br />
greatest Coast Guard."<br />
Michael Barth after being sworn into the United<br />
States Coast Guard Reserve by CAPT Zeita<br />
Merchant (photo credit: Mr. Daniel L. Henry, U.S.<br />
Coast Guard Public Affairs)<br />
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BZ!
1. A Continuation of Service<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY<br />
JOINING AMERICA’S VOLUNTEER GUARDIANS<br />
By LT Chris Booth, USCG Office of Auxiliary & Boating Safety &<br />
Andrew Niquette, Auxiliary Branch Chief – Publications Support<br />
As the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary celebrated its 83rd Birthday on June 22, <strong>2022</strong>, we are reminded of<br />
the critical role the Auxiliary plays as part of Team Coast Guard. <strong>The</strong> Auxiliary provides opportunities for<br />
retired Coast Guardsmen to continue their service as America’s Volunteer Guardians, and showcase<br />
the true spirit of volunteerism:<br />
To the large number of Auxiliarists who have prior military, federal<br />
government or police/fire/EMS experience, the Auxiliary is a continuation<br />
of that service. Individuals looking for a structured outlet to civilian life<br />
can find that in the Auxiliary. <strong>The</strong> Auxiliary benefits too when more retired<br />
personnel join the ranks because members can learn from their military<br />
professionalism and mastery of Coast Guard customs and values. After<br />
all, the public sees Auxiliarists as part of Team Coast Guard, and retired<br />
members help safeguard that image. Auxiliarists have the honor of wearing<br />
a modified Coast Guard uniform and prior service members are authorized<br />
to wear certain medals.<br />
2. Augmentation Opportunities<br />
<strong>The</strong> Auxiliary offers many opportunities for members to directly augment Active<br />
Duty and Reserve personnel using skills from their professional career.<br />
We have Auxiliarists who assist in Coast Guard medical clinics<br />
through the Auxiliary Health Services program, others who serve<br />
as Interpreters, and others who cook outstanding meals for crews<br />
and events as an Auxiliary Culinary Assistant. Auxiliarists are<br />
sailors too, with recent deployments of Culinary Assistants and<br />
public affairs personnel on cutters circumnavigating the globe.<br />
3. Networking, Mentorship and Leadership Opportunities<br />
By joining the Auxiliary, you will tap into a national network of<br />
individuals who represent nearly every industry across the<br />
country. Such diverse membership can provide avenues for<br />
mentorship, career transition and fellowship opportunities, while<br />
providing a knowledgebase that can help solve any problem.<br />
You will also have access to leadership development training<br />
and opportunities to gain experience at various levels throughout<br />
the organization. <strong>The</strong> heart of the Auxiliary lies in the local flotilla,<br />
and each flotilla possesses numerous staff officer positions. <strong>The</strong>re<br />
are also leadership positions at the division, district, and national<br />
levels. Completing an office term will help you build confidence,<br />
experience, and skills that are not only beneficial to the organization,<br />
but also to your personal and professional life.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se are just some of the reasons why you should join the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. If you’d like to<br />
learn more and/or are interested in becoming a member, please reach out to a flotilla near you. Visit<br />
www.cgaux.org/ for more information and cgaux.org/units.php to explore flotillas near you.<br />
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AWARDS<br />
COAST GUARD<br />
AWARDS<br />
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA INDUCTS<br />
RADM ERROLL BROWN, USCG (RET.),<br />
TO ALUMNI HALL OF FAME<br />
From<br />
Press Release -<br />
Posted 05/06/<strong>2022</strong> by<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
On May 6, <strong>2022</strong>, as a part of the organization’s<br />
116th annual national conference, Boys & Girls<br />
Clubs of America welcomed seven new faces to<br />
its Alumni Hall of Fame. After two years of virtual<br />
celebrations, the in-person ceremony was held to<br />
honor the impact and accomplishments of these<br />
exceptional individuals and their desire to give<br />
back to the youth organizations and mentors that<br />
played a pivotal role in their lives.<br />
Each year, Boys & Girls Clubs of America<br />
looks forward to adding to its outstanding list of<br />
accomplished Alumni Hall of Fame members as<br />
it grows its Alumni network to encourage young<br />
people that their dreams are possible.<br />
“We are thrilled to have another group of<br />
exceptional leaders and notable industry<br />
professionals joining our Boys & Girls Clubs of<br />
America family,” said Jim Clark, President & CEO,<br />
Boys & Girls Clubs of America. “As we strive to<br />
help young people realize and achieve their own<br />
dreams, each of this year’s inductees illustrates<br />
the possibility of personal and professional<br />
success in the future by way of their own Boys &<br />
Girls Club experience and story.”<br />
Admiral Erroll Brown – Retired Rear Admiral<br />
of United States Coast Guard Boys & Girls<br />
Clubs Royal <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
At eight years old, Erroll was surrounded by<br />
positive and caring adult mentors, who offered a<br />
safe space for him and his brother after school.<br />
As the first African American promoted to flag<br />
rank in the U.S. Coast Guard, among a number<br />
of other accomplishments since his youth, he is<br />
grateful for the structure, lessons and confidence<br />
with which his Club experience provided.<br />
READ MORE ABOUT<br />
THE INDUCTION CEREMONY<br />
AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:<br />
www.coastguardmwr.org/news/bgca-inducts-radm-erroll-brown%2C-uscg-(retired)-to-alumni-hall-of-fame<br />
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COMMANDER EUGENE N. TULICH, USCG (RET.),<br />
HONORED BY TEXAS COMMANDERY OF THE<br />
NAVAL ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES<br />
<strong>The</strong> Texas Commandery of the Naval Order of the<br />
United States honored CDR Eugene “Gene” Tulich<br />
with its 2021 Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz<br />
Leadership Award. <strong>The</strong> award was presented<br />
at the <strong>2022</strong> Annual Banquet, held in Houston in<br />
February.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fleet Admiral Nimitz Leadership award is<br />
presented to a person who has served in the sea<br />
services and who has demonstrated outstanding<br />
qualities of leadership such as those of Admiral<br />
Nimitz. <strong>The</strong> first recipient of the 36 annual awards<br />
was the Honorable John F. Lehman, former<br />
Secretary of the Navy.<br />
CDR Tulich is the Chairman of the Houston Military<br />
Affairs Committee, where he advocates for and<br />
supports the military and veterans in the Houston<br />
area. He is Vice Chairman of the Ellington Field<br />
Task Force and was involved in the 2005 Base<br />
Realignment and Closure Commission, which<br />
resulted in the formation of Ellington Field Joint<br />
Reserve Base to include four DoD services, along<br />
with Coast Guard Air Station Houston and Sector<br />
Houston-Galveston.<br />
He is a former Commissioner of the Texas Military<br />
Preparedness Commission, which advises the<br />
Governor on military matters. He represents the<br />
Houston area with the Association of Defense<br />
Communities, as well as representing the military<br />
at the Greater Houston Partnership. Commander<br />
Tulich serves on Senator John Cornyn’s Academy<br />
Selection Committee.<br />
CDR Tulich’s Coast Guard career included two<br />
tours of duty in Vietnam serving on the Cutters<br />
CAMPBELL and MORGENTHAU. He led several<br />
projects while assigned to Headquarters. He<br />
was the project officer to establish Reserve<br />
and Auxiliary Stations on the Great Lakes that<br />
Be sure to visit: www.navalorder.org/texas-nous-home<br />
continues 50 years later as the largest Reserve<br />
training program. He was assigned to start the<br />
national Drug Interdiction program, which is now<br />
the largest budget item in the Coast Guard. While<br />
doing the drug interdiction program, he took it upon<br />
himself to create the Maritime Law Enforcement<br />
School, which is now an internationally renowned<br />
Academy of 211 personnel.<br />
While assigned to Pacific Area, he organized PAC<br />
Area Intelligence and an intelligence center, which<br />
now has 110 personnel with Hawaii and Japan<br />
subunits. He was also the N2 for US Maritime<br />
Defense Zone Pacific. Other assignments were<br />
Rescue Coordination Center New York, 11th Coast<br />
Guard District in <strong>Long</strong> Beach, and Organized<br />
Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force in Houston.<br />
CDR Tulich wrote the fi rst publication for the<br />
Coast Guard Historical Monograph Program –<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Coast Guard in Southeast Asia during the<br />
Vietnam Conflict,” accessible at: media.defense.<br />
gov/2018/Jan/11/2001864980/-1/-1/0/VTN-<br />
TULICH-USCG-OFFICIAL-HISTORY.PDF<br />
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COAST GUARD<br />
AWARDS<br />
LCRD LOUVENIA MCMILLAN, USCG (RET.), INDUCTED INTO THE<br />
NY STATE SENATE VETERANS HALL OF FAME<br />
Louvenia McMillan achieved the rank of<br />
Lieutenant Commander in the United States<br />
Coast Guard.<br />
Born in New York City, Ms. McMillan joined<br />
the Coast Guard in 1996 after graduating with<br />
a Bachelor’s degree in History from Columbia<br />
College and volunteer experience as an HIV/<br />
AIDS educator and horticultural specialist in the<br />
United States Peace Corps.<br />
She attended Boot Camp in Cape May and went<br />
to Officer Candidate School. Over her 21-year<br />
tenure in the Coast Guard, she was responsible<br />
for intel, maritime law enforcement, Search and<br />
Rescue policy development, oversight, training,<br />
and analysis, as well as procurement services for<br />
Coast Guard-wide application.<br />
In 2004, she became the first African American<br />
female Intelligence Officer in the Coast Guard<br />
and the first African American female Field<br />
Intelligence Support Team Leader. In 2007, she<br />
became the first African American female to hold<br />
the Advanced Boat Force Operations Insignia.<br />
Ms. McMillan was Incident Commander for<br />
the Coast Guard’s response to the Ebola virus<br />
threat and provided concise and thorough senior<br />
leadership briefs to the Department of Homeland<br />
Security Office of Health Affairs Decision Support<br />
Cell. In 2015, she earned her first Master’s<br />
degree in Military Studies.<br />
After 21 honorable years serving, she retired from<br />
the Coast Guard in 2017, and has been residing<br />
on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where<br />
she is the Chef and owner of Obsidian Food<br />
READ MORE ABOUT<br />
LCDR LOVENIA MCMILLAN, USCG (RET.)<br />
AT THE FOLLOWING LINKS:<br />
Collective, a minority- and veteran-owned small<br />
business, providing opportunities to promising<br />
and skilled culinary talent for the purpose of<br />
sharing diverse and holistic approaches to food.<br />
Its goal is to find solutions to social, cultural, or<br />
environmental problems by leveraging organic<br />
cultural cuisine experiences in a non-threatening,<br />
entrepreneurial environment.<br />
In 2019, after graduating from the renowned<br />
International Culinary Center (formerly French<br />
Culinary Institute) in New York City, with a<br />
Grand Diploma in Professional Culinary Arts,<br />
she trained at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s<br />
ABC Kitchen. She has continued her passion<br />
for bringing community together through food<br />
during the COVID-19 pandemic via engaging<br />
online cooking classes, as well as outdoor<br />
events, serving a variety of clientele throughout<br />
New York.<br />
Ms. McMillan is currently working on her final<br />
project for her second Master’s degree in<br />
Religious Studies from Fordham University;<br />
the project is intended to provide resources<br />
to connect women veterans with service<br />
organizations in New York City and beyond.<br />
www.nysenate.gov/profiles/<strong>2022</strong>/robert-jackson/louvenia-mcmillan<br />
www.nysenate.gov/honoring-our-veterans<br />
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MKC ROBERT MUDGE, USCG (RET.),<br />
PRESENTED ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE RIBBONS<br />
I was presented Service Ribbons earned<br />
while on active duty from 1970–1974 by<br />
Congressman Mark Amodei on September<br />
2, 2021, in Reno, Nevada. It was an honor to<br />
fi nally be recognized some 50 years later. <strong>The</strong><br />
Congressman and his staff really made me feel<br />
very special on that day.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re was a news article about precious<br />
metals found near Marcus Island that started<br />
this journey. I found that Service Ribbons were<br />
presented to those that served on certain<br />
Loran Stations and that those awards were<br />
made retroactively. Mine were for Restricted<br />
Duty and Overseas Service. I also received<br />
recognition for a Sea Service Ribbon, which<br />
was not awarded upon Retirement.<br />
I was stationed on Marcus Island from January<br />
1970 to January 1971 and fi nd history of the<br />
island interesting. During WWII, it was an<br />
outpost maintained by the Japanese army and<br />
was heavily fortifi ed. It was bombed by Navy<br />
ships and planes from the USS Enterprise.<br />
Many of the bunkers were still visible while I<br />
was stationed there. A DC2 who worked for me<br />
found a small Japanese tank buried in a corral<br />
bunker, which was made to run by the crew a<br />
year after I left and then fl own to Hawaii by a<br />
CG C-130. Clarinet Pilgrim transmitters were<br />
changed out (Magnavox), increasing output of<br />
the transmitters up from 1 to 2 million watts and<br />
requiring us to run two generators due to the<br />
load of high voltage tubes. An Oklahoma Air<br />
National Guard C-124 landed with 2 engines<br />
out in Nov 1970 and I helped replace the<br />
engines, operating a Japanese boom vehicle,<br />
with USAF C-130s delivering parts.<br />
While I regret it didn’t work out to have my<br />
Service Ribbons presented by the CG at Base<br />
Petaluma, where I retired on June 1, 1977, I did<br />
purchase a new CG uniform, had it tailored,<br />
and updated the ribbons. My old hat and<br />
shoes were still a good fit.<br />
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ALCOAST<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD<br />
SERVICE-WIDE INITIATIVES TO MAXIMIZE<br />
MILITARY RECRUITING EFFORTS<br />
R 111218Z MAY 22 MID600051832552U<br />
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC<br />
TO ALCOAST<br />
BT<br />
UNCLAS<br />
ALCOAST 176/22<br />
SSIC 1130<br />
SUBJ: SERVICEWIDE INITIATIVES TO MAXIMIZE MILITARY RECRUITING EFFORTS<br />
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 101617Z MAY 22/ALCOAST 175/22<br />
B. Everyone is a Recruiter Incentive Program User Guide, PSCINST 1120.1 (series)<br />
C. Coast Guard Recruiting Manual, COMDTINST M1100.2G<br />
1. To support the Commandant's direction to maximize recruiting efforts announced in REF (A), I am<br />
proud to announce three service wide initiatives to help meet the Coast Guard's active duty, reserve,<br />
and officer accession goals: (1) the standup of the CG Recruiting Incident Management Team, (2) the<br />
continuation and enhancement of the "Everyone is a Recruiter" program, and (3) the promulgation of<br />
the "Coast Guard Recruiting Liaison" program.<br />
2. Stand up of the CG Recruiting Command (CGRC) Incident Management Team. CG Personnel<br />
Services Command will soon establish an Incident Management Team (CG RC IMT) to lead recruiting<br />
surge efforts between now and the end of the fiscal year. <strong>The</strong> CG RC IMT will support CG RC and be<br />
physically located at Coast Guard Headquarters.<br />
a. It will be tasked with coordinating recruiting surge efforts between CG RC and the entire Service.<br />
b. <strong>The</strong> CG RC IMT will also conduct outreach to qualified Coast Guard members with the "PERJC"<br />
competency to assist with surge recruiting operations across the nation in the immediate future.<br />
3. Continuation and enhancement of "Everyone is a Recruiter." CG RC has amended REF (B) to include<br />
the addition of a $500 cash incentive option for active duty, reserve, and civilian employees who refer<br />
a person who has not previously served in the armed forces, and who, after such referral, enlists in the<br />
regular component of the Coast Guard or in the Selected Reserve of the Coast Guard.<br />
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4. CG Recruiting Liaison Program. <strong>The</strong> Recruiting Liaison will act as a conduit between major commands<br />
and the Coast Guard Recruiting Command, working closely with the local recruiting office to increase<br />
community engagement and generate Coast Guard leads. This collaboration will optimize the use of<br />
all available members and assets to represent the service to prospective applicants.<br />
a. A Recruiting Liaison shall be designated at all O6 shore commands with greater than 100 personnel,<br />
and include one mid-grade officer (O3/O4), with a recommended additional Senior Enlisted Recruiting<br />
Liaison (E7-E9) to best support the mission. <strong>The</strong> liaisons should be designated by the Commander or<br />
Commanding Officer to create outreach and engagement opportunities within the local recruiting area<br />
of responsibility. Installations with two or more co-located O6 commands shall coordinate engagement<br />
and outreach within the community and to the local recruiting office.<br />
b. Command designated Recruiting Liaisons will coordinate with their local Recruiting Offices and<br />
seek opportunities to host and collaborate at recruiting events. Liaisons will provide<br />
opportunities for recruiters to brief at All Hands, unit open houses, and gatherings to educate members<br />
on the "Everyone is a Recruiter" Program and its incentives in accordance with REFs (B) and (C).<br />
c. <strong>The</strong> Recruiter in Charge of the local Recruiting Office will serve as the main point of contact for<br />
designated Recruiting Liaisons. CG Recruiting Command will provide necessary resources to<br />
conduct effective outreach, including supplying promotional giveaways and other recruiting tools through<br />
the nearest Recruiting Office. CG Recruiting Command will maintain regular communication with all<br />
Recruiting Liaisons with relevant policy updates through their Recruiting Office, as needed.<br />
5. I am directing CG Personnel Service Center (CG PSC) and the CG Recruiting Command (CG RC) to<br />
provide further guidance on each initiative via subsequent messaging. <strong>The</strong> Coast Guard must take an<br />
"All Hands on Deck" approach to recruit, train, and sustain the talent needed for the future of the Service.<br />
6. Dr. Mischell Navarro, Acting, DCMS Deputy for Personnel Readiness (DCMS-DPR), sends.<br />
7. Internet release is authorized.<br />
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DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE<br />
CG NATIONAL RETIREE COUNCIL /<br />
REGIONAL RETIREE COUNCILS & CO-CHAIRS<br />
CGNRC CO-CHAIRS<br />
CAPITAL AREA<br />
CENTRAL GULF COAST<br />
(MOBILE)<br />
RADM Jeff Hathaway<br />
Hathaway.CGNRC@aol.com<br />
MCPO LLOYD PIERCE<br />
cgsilverancientmariner11@outlook.com<br />
David Bernstein<br />
dberns01@gmail.com<br />
PSC John Milkiewisz<br />
locke45@hotmail.com<br />
Terry Gilbreath<br />
tgilbreath@asdd.com<br />
Charlie Womack<br />
chwomack@gmail.com<br />
NEW ORLEANS<br />
NORTH EAST<br />
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA<br />
Jim Montgomery<br />
jamesmontgomery@usa.net<br />
Paul Sibenkittel<br />
psiebenkittel@netzero.com<br />
Kevin Brown<br />
CGRetireeNorthEast@gmail.com<br />
Thomas Hall<br />
tadahall@msn.com<br />
David Swanson<br />
ddswanson@msn.com<br />
CHARLESTON<br />
Ray Bryant<br />
basecharlestonrrc@gmail.com<br />
Timothy Schneider<br />
basecharlestonrrc@gmail.com<br />
NORTHWEST<br />
RADM Bert Kinghorn<br />
CoChairs@cgretirenw.org<br />
LCDR Phil Johnson<br />
CoChairs@cgretirenw.org<br />
CLEVELAND<br />
Bill Schmidt<br />
William.A.Schmidt@uscg.mil<br />
PENSACOLA, FL &<br />
BALDWIN COUNTY, AL<br />
Cody Brazier<br />
brazier6@gmail.com<br />
Jeff Rosenberg<br />
cg.rrc.pns@gmail.com<br />
EAST CENTRAL FL<br />
Jim Reynolds<br />
james.reynolds.cg@gmail.com<br />
Ted Stacy<br />
cystacy@gmail.com<br />
SAN JUAN, PR<br />
Arturo Aviles<br />
araviles@aol.com<br />
James Davidson<br />
jimdavidson11@hotmail.com<br />
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION<br />
FIRST CG RETIREES<br />
JACKSONVILLE<br />
HAWAII<br />
KODIAK<br />
MIAMI<br />
Mike Rosecrans<br />
m.rosecrans@gmail.com<br />
YNCM Bobby Wester<br />
bwester2549@aol.com<br />
Rod Schultz<br />
rschultz369@gmail.com<br />
Anthony Lim<br />
hawaiiretiree.cc@gmail.com<br />
Robert Lachowsky<br />
roblachowsky@yahoo.com<br />
John Whiddon<br />
jbwhiddon52@gmail.com<br />
David Cinalli<br />
david.cinalli@yahoo.com<br />
Marc Fagenbaum<br />
CGRCMiamiBeach@gmail.com<br />
SECTOR OHIO VALLEY<br />
ST. LOUIS<br />
TAMPA BAY AREA<br />
YORKTOWN<br />
You may elect not to be mailed the newsletter by accessing your DA<br />
Self-Service account at<br />
• www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/ras/gp/<br />
• Select “Change My Delivery Options”<br />
• Uncheck the block labeled “I elect to receive the Retiree Newsletter<br />
by mail.”<br />
You may also contact CG PPC Customer Care for assistance by calling<br />
866-772-8724 or 785-339-2200, or by sending an e-mail to PPC-DG-<br />
CustomerCare@uscg.mil.<br />
James Armstrong<br />
James.S.Armstrong@uscg.mil<br />
Gerald Nauert<br />
gnauert@oldhamcountyky.gov<br />
Keith Livingstone<br />
bassbolt@yahoo.com<br />
Becky Livingstone<br />
rebalivingstone@att.net<br />
Don Goldstein<br />
DGoldstein1@tampabay.rr.com<br />
LeRoy Dennison<br />
LeRoy@dennison.com<br />
Al Buechler<br />
abuechler1@cox.net<br />
David Bunch<br />
dcbunch52@verizon.net<br />
Recouncil@TCYYorktown.ucg.mil<br />
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CG PAY & PERSONNEL CENTER, RETIREE &<br />
ANNUITANT SERVICES (PPC-RAS), DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE &<br />
OTHER IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS & WEBSITES<br />
Directory Assistance and Other Important Phone Numbers & Websites are also accessible at:<br />
dcms.uscg.mil/portals/10/cg-1/ppc/ras/rasdirectory.pdf<br />
Questions, Address or Direct-Deposit Changes<br />
If you need information or have questions<br />
about:<br />
• Your retired or survivor benefit plan (SBP)<br />
annuity payments<br />
• Your retired/annuitant statement<br />
• IRS Form 1099-R (reporting taxable<br />
income)<br />
• You need to change your and your<br />
dependents’ home mailing address (for<br />
retired/annuitant statement, newsletter,<br />
1099-R, correspondence)<br />
• Your financial institution or account<br />
number for your direct deposit<br />
• Report a change to your designation of<br />
beneficiary for payment of unpaid retired<br />
pay (Note: use Form *CG PPC-3600<br />
Designation of Beneficiary for Payment of<br />
Unpaid Retired Pay)<br />
You may make the requests listed above by<br />
telephone, by fax, or in writing. <strong>The</strong> telephone<br />
and fax numbers are:<br />
Toll free: 1-866-772-8724<br />
Commercial: (785) 339-2200<br />
Fax: (785) 339-3770<br />
Allotments, SBP Coverage and Beneficiary<br />
Changes<br />
If you need to:<br />
• Start, stop, or change an allotment (you may<br />
use Form *CG PPC-7221 Retired Allotment<br />
Authorization Form, fax in the form or a<br />
written request, call us or send us an e-mail<br />
request).<br />
• Report a change to your survivor benefit<br />
plan (SBP) coverage (must be in writing)<br />
You may fax your request to (785) 339-3770<br />
or mail to:<br />
Commanding Officer (RAS)<br />
USCG Pay & Personnel Center<br />
444 SE Quincy St<br />
Topeka, KS 66683-3591<br />
(*) Note: Forms are available from the PPC website at:<br />
www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/pd/forms/ or directly from the IRS.<br />
Income Tax Withholding Changes<br />
If you need to:<br />
• Start or change the amount of state tax<br />
withholding (retirees can call, e-mail, fax or use<br />
*IRS Form W-4, or state form. If using IRS form,<br />
indicate that the form is for state income tax<br />
withholding, not federal, which state it’s for and<br />
the dollar amount to be withheld, (minimum<br />
amount is $10.00, no cents)). We cannot<br />
withhold state tax for annuitants.<br />
• Change your federal income tax<br />
withholding (retirees use Form W-4,<br />
annuitants use Form W-4P)<br />
• Change exemptions or additional<br />
withholding<br />
Federal tax changes must be in writing. <strong>The</strong><br />
original Form IRS W-4 or W-4P must be mailed<br />
to PPC (RAS) for action and filing, per IRS<br />
requirements. PPC (RAS) cannot accept a<br />
faxed W-4 or W-4P. Please mail to:<br />
Commanding Officer (RAS)<br />
USCG Pay & Personnel Center<br />
444 SE Quincy St<br />
Topeka, KS 66683-3591<br />
(*) Note: Forms are available from the PPC website at:<br />
www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/pd/forms/ or directly from the IRS.<br />
Report of Death<br />
To report the death of a Coast Guard, NOAA<br />
or PHS retiree/annuitant call:<br />
Toll free: 1-866-772-8724<br />
Commercial: (785) 339-2200<br />
Fax: (785) 339-3770<br />
Or write:<br />
Commanding Officer (RAS)<br />
USCG Pay & Personnel Center<br />
444 SE Quincy St<br />
Topeka, KS 66683-3591<br />
DEPENDENT TAPS: To place a Dependent TAPS<br />
notice in <strong>The</strong> Retiree Newsletter, provide the<br />
dependent’s name, relationship to retiree, date<br />
of passing, and city/state to Robert Hinds at:<br />
Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil<br />
phone: 202-475-5451<br />
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MEDICARE PART B ENROLLMENT IS MANDATORY AT AGE 65<br />
dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/retiree/docs/pdf/Turning_65_with_MEDICARE.pdf?ver=2018-09-07-143218-930<br />
When you turn 65, your medical benefits will change. MEDICARE will become your primary medical<br />
coverage and TRICARE pays secondary to MEDICARE. You MUST enroll in MEDICARE PART<br />
B to retain your TRICARE coverage. If you are within 90 days of your 65th birthday, you should<br />
log on to www.ssa.gov or medicare.gov to enroll in MEDICARE PART B. Additional information is<br />
accessible at: tricare.mil/Welcome/Eligibility/MedicareEligible.aspx?sc_database=web or by phone<br />
at 866-773-0404. You may also call the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)<br />
at 800-538-9552.<br />
OTHER IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS AND WEBSITES<br />
Medical/Dental Benefits/Phone/Websites/<br />
Notes<br />
Eligibility (DEERS)/ID Cards<br />
1-800-538-9552<br />
(TTY/TDD)<br />
1-866-363-2883<br />
www.tricare.mil/deers<br />
In CA: 1-800-334-4162;<br />
In AK & HI 1-800-527-5602<br />
Mail-Order Pharmacy<br />
1-877-363-1303<br />
www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/home/<br />
Prescriptions/Filling Prescriptions/TMOP<br />
Federal Employee Dental & Vision Insurance<br />
Program (FEDVIP—Retirees)<br />
1-877-888-3337<br />
https://www.benefeds.com/<br />
TRICARE Overseas<br />
1-888-777-8343<br />
www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/home/overview/<br />
Regions/RegionsNonUS<br />
TRICARE East Region Contractor<br />
1-800-444-5445<br />
TRICARE West Region Contractor<br />
1-844-866-9378<br />
www.tricare.mil<br />
TRICARE For Life<br />
1-866-773-0404<br />
www.tricare.mil/tfl/default.cfm<br />
www.tricare.mil/LifeEvents/Retiring<br />
TRICARE Eligibility—Pharmacy<br />
(Medicare info)<br />
1-877-363-1303<br />
www.tricare.mil/ CoveredServices/Pharmacy/<br />
Eligibility.aspx<br />
Federal <strong>Long</strong> Term Care Insurance Program<br />
(FLTCIP)<br />
1-800-LTC-FEDS (1-800-582-3337)<br />
www.LTCFEDS.com<br />
CG Health Benefits Advisor<br />
1-800-942-2422<br />
Veterans Benefits<br />
Phone/Websites/Notes<br />
Department of Veterans Affairs<br />
1-800-827-1000<br />
www.va.gov<br />
Insurance Information<br />
1-800-669-8477<br />
www.insurance.va.gov<br />
Veteran’s Group Life Insurance<br />
www.insurance.va.gov/sglisite/vgli/vgli.htm<br />
New VGLI Applications and VGLI<br />
Reinstatements:<br />
OSGLI<br />
PO Box 41618<br />
Philadelphia, PA 19176-9913<br />
1-800-419-1473<br />
Overseas phone<br />
(973) 548-5699<br />
Overseas fax#<br />
(973) 548-5300<br />
Death and accelerated benefits claims only:<br />
Fax: 1-877-832-4943.<br />
All other fax inquiries:<br />
1-800-236-6142<br />
e-mail at: osgli.claims@prudential.com<br />
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All other inquiries: osgli.osgli@prudential.com<br />
General Correspondence:<br />
Office of Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance<br />
80 Livingston Avenue<br />
Roseland, NJ 07068-1733<br />
Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents<br />
1-800-827-1000<br />
www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp<br />
VA Pamphlet 80-02-1<br />
Headstones and Markers<br />
1-800-697-6947<br />
www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp<br />
Veterans or next-of-kin of a deceased veteran<br />
can access www.archives.gov/veterans/<br />
military-service-records to make requests.<br />
All others must write in and include complete<br />
name, rank/grade, SSN, dates of service, and<br />
date of birth of the veteran. DD-214s are also<br />
available via the website<br />
WWII U.S. Merchant Marine Awards and<br />
Decorations<br />
www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/marinermedals<br />
Contact - Awards, Flags, Medals<br />
DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE<br />
Additional Important Number and Websites<br />
Final Active Duty Pay<br />
1-866-772-8724<br />
Overseas<br />
(785) 339-2200<br />
www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/separations/finalpay/<br />
Commanding Officer (SEP)<br />
USCG Pay & Personnel Center<br />
444 SE Quincy St.<br />
Topeka, KS 66683-3591<br />
Contact PPC (SEP) for information on severance<br />
pay, separation pay, disability severance pay,<br />
LES’s, IRS Form W-2.<br />
Social Security<br />
1-800-772-1213<br />
www.ssa.gov<br />
Travel Claims<br />
1-866-772-8724<br />
Overseas<br />
(785) 339-2200<br />
www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/travel/<br />
Send final travel claim to:<br />
Commanding Officer (TVL)<br />
USCG Pay & Personnel Center<br />
444 SE Quincy St.<br />
Topeka, KS 66683-3591<br />
Service Records<br />
(314) 801-0800<br />
www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records<br />
Write to:<br />
National Personnel Records Center<br />
Military Personnel Records<br />
1 Archives Drive<br />
St. Louis, MO 63138-1002<br />
Katrina McRae<br />
Maritime Awards Officer<br />
Office of Sealift Support<br />
1200 NEW JERSEY AVE., SE<br />
WASHINGTON, DC 20590<br />
United States<br />
Email: Katrina.mcrae@dot.gov<br />
Phone: 202-366-3198<br />
Fax: 202-366-2323<br />
Business Hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm ET, M-F<br />
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a<br />
speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access<br />
telecommunications relay services.<br />
CG Social Media Sites<br />
A list of Official CG Social Media Sites including<br />
Facebook and Twitter is accessible at:<br />
http;//coastguard.dodlive.mil/official-sites/<br />
CG National Retiree Help Desk<br />
(202) 475-5381<br />
Toll free 1-833-224-6743<br />
email: NRHDesk@gmail.com<br />
Do NOT send Personally Identifiable Information<br />
(e.g. SSN, EMPID) to the CG National Retiree Help<br />
Desk. Visit: https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/retiree/<br />
nrhd-pii/<br />
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